>we put ourselves at a competitive disadvantage with child labour laws too

You are in luck. We are about to do an Atlas Shrugged on this in many states. We now have kids working in meat packing plants.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/08/arkansas-bil...

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2023/feb/17/underage-child-l...