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Ummm - you? or hire a neighborhood kid?

As a kid growing up in the 1960's I use to cut grass, trim hedges, clean out garages, pick up trash, etc. for pocket money in my neighborhood. I even knew how to rebuild lawn mowers. I would do just about anything for a little extra cash. I never did report income (hope IRS won't come after me). I also delivered papers (120 papers on my route) for several years.

Today the neighborhood kids (at least in my neighborhood) think they are too good to do this work. This is the work for immigrants (illegal & legal). The best thing that could happen is for us to give this work back over to our teenagers. It would be good for the country and would instill a work effort in our young. The only problem I see today is the legal aspect of the work. Today homeowners would probably be scared of a lawsuit that could ensue if a teenager was injured doing normal yard work. Lawyers always wreck everything.