Gingrich Calls Child Labor Laws 'Stupid', Wants To Replace Janitors With Poor Kids

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Gingrich said this weekend that we should scrap the child labor laws, fire unionized janitors, and hire poor kids to clean the schools.

from Politico: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1111/68729.html

"This is something that no liberal wants to deal with," Gingrich said. "Core policies of protecting unionization and bureaucratization against children in the poorest neighborhoods, crippling them by putting them in schools that fail has done more to create income inequality in the United States than any other single policy. It is tragic what we do in the poorest neighborhoods, entrapping children in, first of all, child laws, which are truly stupid.

"You say to somebody, you shouldn't go to work before you're what, 14, 16 years of age, fine. You're totally poor. You're in a school that is failing with a teacher that is failing. I've tried for years to have a very simple model," he said. "Most of these schools ought to get rid of the unionized janitors, have one master janitor and pay local students to take care of the school. The kids would actually do work, they would have cash, they would have pride in the schools, they'd begin the process of rising."

He added, "You go out and talk to people, as I do, you go out and talk to people who are really successful in one generation. They all started their first job between nine and 14 years of age. They all were either selling newspapers, going door to door, they were doing something, they were washing cars."

"They all learned how to make money at a very early age," he said. "What do we say to poor kids in poor neighborhoods? Don't do it. Remember all that stuff about don't get a hamburger flipping job? The worst possible advice you could give to poor children. Get any job that teaches you to show up on Monday. Get any job that teaches you to stay all day even if you are in a fight with your girlfriend. The whole process of making work worthwhile is central."

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read: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1111/68729.html

also: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/not-an-onion-spoof-newt-gingrichs-education-plan-is-to-fire-janitors-and-replace-them-with-kids/

[JDPriestly]

1. What a sick man!

[doublethink]

2. ...

[Warpy]

3. If there is any real justice in the universe

his wife will go through everything he's got and then dump his sorry ass for a billionaire, at which point somebody will hand him a broom and that's how he'll spend the rest of his rotten life.

Besides, what kind of job does he think a five year old is going to do when the plumbing stops up or the heating fails?

What the hell kind of an idiot is he, anyway?

[Tuesday Afternoon]

4. shove a sock in your gaping piehole, you fuckwit.

and choke on it.

[valerief]

5. You know, I want the GOP presidential candidates to be replaced by poor kids!!!! nt

[WinkyDink]

12. At least the kids could remember 3 things they'd like to destroy!

[CarmanK]

6. Disgusting human being. TPARTY NATION PATRIOT, US Traitor!

[spanone]

7. we just need to let this arrogant fuck keep talking....rant on newt

he's his own worse enemy

[fishwax]

8. Gingrich has always wanted a more Dickensian society for us

:puke:

[JaneQPublic]

9. Ebenezer Scrooge and Mr. Potter, all rolled into one (nt)

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

10. "entrapping children in, first of all, child laws" Yes, entrapped into being free from slave labor

This guy is a great manipulator of words and ideas, to the point of glorifying the freedom of economic enslavement.

[WinkyDink]

11. Selling lemonade on your lawn in Greenwich, CT, hardly counts, you ^&*^ CRUEL MORON.

[Initech]

13. Bye bye, Newt! Thanks for playing "Who wants to be GOP nominee"!

Adios, sayonara. We have some lovely parting gifts waiting for you at the door.

[jwirr]

14. I was in 5th grade when my parents went broke during the Eisenhower

years. We had little to eat at home so my father went to the school and asked if I could wash dishes in the hot lunch room for my and my brother's meal. They let me and for at least 3 years that is how we got to eat a very good meal each day. The job ended the year that free lunches began.

It was not so bad but it was embarrassing when my friends saw me and asked why I had to do that. However, we were not the only poor family and soon other children were scraping empty plates and other simple jobs.

I am very glad we have laws against child labor even thought it helped my family and that we now have the free hot lunch program for those who have little to eat at home. Now we just have to work to keep these going.

[applegrove]

15. The tea party will love him for attacking poor people, even if they are closer in age to a fetus

than an adult is.

[Raine]

16. What next putting toddlers down chimneys so they can

earn their daily gruel by sweeping the chimney clean. :eyes: I honestly believe they would love to do it if they can get away with it. x(