#14 Paul from Hamburg – Sorry, gotta disagree with you. The last thing I want is someone out on their own at 18 getting their first taste of freedom and responsibility at the same time. I want kids to learn responisibility while still with parents who will punish them for misbehavior.
Yes, I know about mortality rates, but that will not change if they’re learning at 18 instead of 16. They’ll be just as emotionally stunted then. I think the worst law ever passed was denying kids the right to work until they’re 16. Anyone who grows up working from an earlier age ends up with his head on straight. This waiting-until-they’re-older is just nonsense. You actually have to start them when they’re younger.
When I was young, farmboys could get their license to drive at 14, allowing to drive the farm vehicles on farm business. They always had their heads on straight. Responsibility takes time to learn. Start them when they’re young.
