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On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 15:59:24 -0400, Susan Hogarth
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If you liked Edwardian slums, sweatshops and child labor,

Ah, yes, the Edwardian free market! They just called an entire era
'Edwardian' because they thought that would be a cute name, not possibly
because there was a massive government headed by this Edward fellow, eh?

Now there's an intellectual response,aye?

Did you miss the point? *Edwardian* problems were not *free market*
problems, because the market was not free.

If you don't like child labor may I assume that you don't like the idea
of children being forced to attend school for twelve years? Or is that
somehow different?

And you don't? Sigh.

That doesn't parse. I don't what? If you mean don't think children
should be chained to a school-desk and forced to attend schools against
their wishes and against those of their parents, yes.

Why do you think compulsory school attendence is different from slavery?
Because it's 'good for them'? What if it *isn't*?

- Susan