Strength Training May Stunt Your Growth

[kpoff]

Its like anything it gets started for a reason, but ultimately goes to far. Now you have to decide to go back to square one or tune it down a little. I say shrink the government shrink the problem. Neither party seems interested in that notion.

[Mark Rippetoe]

They blinked: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...04-26-19-44-56

[Personmans]

Not to get too political, but what the hell were they thinking doing this on an election year?
I suppose most farmers aren't necessarily Democrats, but this is one way to lose whatever votes you do have.

[Mark Rippetoe]

The bureaucrats probably came up with this one. They don't think in terms of politics, since they can't be fired.

[Mark E. Hurling]

Not to get too political, but what the hell were they thinking doing this on an election year?
I suppose most farmers aren't necessarily Democrats, but this is one way to lose whatever votes you do have.

There are more Team Blue farmers than you might think in the upper Midwest in places like Minnesota, Michigan, Iowa, and South Dakota just to name a few. It's a cultural and traditional sort of thing that hearkens back to the founding of the Grange movement and populism. Some Southerners here have told me that's true in the South too. Just think about this. If it weren't true in South Dakota, Tom Daschle wouldn't have lasted in the House and Senate as long as he did. But in any event, the vote calculus no doubt kicked in and resulted in the rescinding of this abysmally stupid regulatory regime. But if Team Obama thinks the farmers will forget by November that they were about to be screwed, blued, and tattooed on his watch they are sadly mistaken. But then they're just bitter clingers anyway.

[morbidlyfat]

I'm all in favour of statistical foundations for decision-making. The statistics uphold that playing soccer is way more dangerous than lifting weights.

The statistics also show that working on a farm is one of the most dangerous jobs around (see, for example, http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2011/...us_jobs/5.html ). In the USA only mining is more dangerous (see http://agsci.psu.edu/about/impacts/i...less-hazardous ).

While I applaud the Darwinian effects of allowing stupid parents to put their stupid children into lethal situations, it does seem a bit legally-inconsistent to allow it carte blanche.


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[Mark Rippetoe]

Legally inconsistent? Please explain your reasoning.

[joe_mama]

The bureaucrats probably came up with this one. They don't think in terms of politics, since they can't be fired.

I think it's also the case that Obama ran with it and touted, as he genuinely thought it was a good idea and would win him points. The man is pretty out of touch.

[morbidlyfat]

I only mean that it's inconsistent for the legal system to get upset with you if you put your children to work in much safer occupations like professional NASCAR driving or firefighting or bomb disposal but to not complain about making them farm.

It is entirely consistent with libertarian principles to assert that all child labour laws are bogus, but for some reason not many people want to go on the record as supporting sending 6-year-olds back into the coal mines.

[casaubon]

Child labor is illegal? Delightful that this is framed as "farm chores" and not "hiring 12-year-old illegals."

Romney 2012: To the blacking factory with you, urchins!