Just to clarify a point about American libertarianism to those who aren't thoroughly familiar with it, I will state clearly that libertarians
oppose child labor. We support the right of adults to enter into any consensual contract that does not seriously endanger any third party. We believe in personal responsibility and we oppose fraud. We further recognize that children, lacking the mental capacity to understand fully contracts into which they enter, are easily defrauded, and furthermore, that because of mental limitations, they cannot be held to the same level of responsibility to which adults are held. Child labor is, therefore, something that is and should remain tightly regulated.
As a libertarian, I fully support the right of an adult to risk their own money and safety. I oppose laws forbidding workers from working under conditions deemed unsafe, and I support legalizing even things that I find ethically horrific, such as drug deals and prostitution-
so long as they involve uncoerced adults of sound mind (the last three words prevent trolls from having contractual capacity, I might add).
