> 1. Do you think cigarettes and alcohol should be legal for sale to children?
Yes. But age limits on them should still exist but be lowered (to say 13). Parents need to teach their kids how to responsibly enjoy vices. In general I think all vice laws should be purged from the books.
> 2. What about advertising specifically targeted at getting kids interested and hooked on cigarettes?
I'm okay with some limits on addictive advertising but I largely think it is parents responsibility to teach their kids how to properly evaluate purchases and understand what addiction is so they can avoid it.
> 3. What about child labor?
Depends on age, but I'm OK with kids working as young as thirteen in many capacities. Even younger kids can work in some more limited jobs.
> 4. Why not let just parents decide what's right for their kids?
Parents should be deciding what is right for their kids... they are _their_ kids. The government is too far abstracted away from families to know what is best for a kid.
Age 13? You can’t tell my 12yo what to do. I have every right to let them work in the coal mines. It builds character. /s
Labor laws are ruining this country (Ron Swanson, parks&rec)
Yes. But age limits on them should still exist but be lowered (to say 13). Parents need to teach their kids how to responsibly enjoy vices. In general I think all vice laws should be purged from the books.
> 2. What about advertising specifically targeted at getting kids interested and hooked on cigarettes?
I'm okay with some limits on addictive advertising but I largely think it is parents responsibility to teach their kids how to properly evaluate purchases and understand what addiction is so they can avoid it.
> 3. What about child labor?
Depends on age, but I'm OK with kids working as young as thirteen in many capacities. Even younger kids can work in some more limited jobs.
> 4. Why not let just parents decide what's right for their kids?
Parents should be deciding what is right for their kids... they are _their_ kids. The government is too far abstracted away from families to know what is best for a kid.