The US Government We're not going to make it federally mandatory for people to get paid a wage they can actually live off of

The US Government If people want to make a living, they'll just have to work 16+ hours a day

The US Government And if their kids end up disenfranchised because of a lack of parental involvement, well that's not our problem

The US Government In fact, what is our problem is creating a system that will funnel these disenfranchised youth into our prison system so they can work for corporations (that promise us money) for damn near free

The US Government If they don't want to fall victim to this system, then they can seek higher education

The US Government Except such an education will be inaccessible to most disenfranchised people and skewed in favor of the financially stable and white people

The US Government And we're not going to make intervention programs like sex education and conflict resolution federally mandatory, because that's the parent's job

The US Government The parent who is working 16 hours a day