Deeper and deeper and deeper

The problem with regulation is you just can never stop.  Regulations beget a response which requires more detailed regulation ad infinitum.  And in the end, the only ones who benefit are lawyers and other state minions.  And consumers?  We always lose.

Government Meddling In Family Farms
Hunter Lewis writes at Against Crony Capitalism:

The Labor Department decided that children growing up on a family farm could only work there if wholly owned or operated by their parents ( no LLC's and family partnerships and the like). The Department has decided to reconsider this (see recent article in Washington Times weekly, 2/6/12, P 18), but clearly intends to narrow the "parental exemption." So even children doing farm chores is to be regulated by Washington. Based on how most of this is going, it wouldn't be surprising if you will be able to get an exemption by hiring a federally approved "consultant" to help you define the chores.