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There are a lot of jobs, especially in the food industry (McD's, etc.) that go begging because many American kids are too damn lazy to take them.

My two high schoolers had he** finding part-time jobs mostly due to LAWS against hiring under 18 yrs. & insurance companies refusing to insure if you employ those under 18.

(or at least this is the excuses many businesses are giving kids now days.)

"My two high schoolers had he** finding part-time jobs mostly due to LAWS against hiring under 18 yrs. & insurance companies refusing to insure if you employ those under 18."

McDonalds (I know from experience) will hire starting at 16 when able. There are plenty of laws governing under-18 workers, and it can be difficult to work around those laws in some states. New Jersey, however, is a very liberal (in terms of government) state, and McDonalds has no problem working around their liberal child labor laws. Also, college students are often in the same position as high school students when it comes to jobs. They need something that's easy, flexible, and which pays them something. Minimum wage doesn't do it for the house, two cars, and kids, but it does just fine for a young adult or child trying to get some spending money. If you go a step up the ladder (Walmart, etc), a regular person can use it as supplemental income, or as something to help them get by until they can get into a good-paying job if their particular skills are not high in demand at a given time.

Seems to me that some of these stupid laws need to be changed. Some of our businesses go under because of the mandates they have to follow. It's a heavy burden, especially here in NY.