[ebarker]

re: child labor

At certain times and places in history it was/is desired that children and teenagers work to help support the family. It has been that way for thousands of years. Only in recent history and in the developed world has child and teenage labor been frowned upon. It's a cultural thing.

I am NOT supporting child labor just explaining it. Even today in the US it is acceptable and legal for a child to work on a family farm or business to a certain degree.

What is obviously unacceptable is abusive and exploitive labor situations for anyone, child, teen, or adult.


re: alcohol

There are things that frustrate every company. With companies like AB it is things like irresponsible use of their product and irresponsible disposal of their containers.

FIRST participants can lead by example in these areas. I have no problem with teams promoting responsibility. The '21' rule. I just don't equate alcohol with tobacco. When used as directed tobacco isn't good under ANY circumstance.


re: economics

Economics is the study of the allocation of resources. That can be time/money/labor, etc. The build season is about economics. there isn't enough time and money and talent and labor to build the perfect robot.

Think about this. Does the government 'pay' or give economic incentive for people to pollute?

Irresponsible beer drinkers drive around and throw containers out the window polluting the roadside because they do not want to pay the fine for having an open container.

Irresponsible people dispose of trash illegally by dumping in the nice woods and other places because they have to pay someone to take their trash.

What if things were turned around ? What if the trash dump paid you for everything you took there.

I had to put this out there because I have thought a lot about corporate responsibility as it relates to the alcohol companies and I can to the conclusion the government gives people 'incentive' to pollute.

What the government really needs to do is punish bad behavior, like pollution and drunk driving, etc.

That was another nickels worth.