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Sunday, December 14, 2014

Young Lives Ruined

Capitalism is a fiercely competitive society, so much so it distorts the lives of very young  workers. This has led to an increase in children being treated in hospitals for self-harming. 'Admission of boys aged 10 to 14 have gone up from 454 in 20009-2010 to 659 in 2013-2014 while the number of cases of girls nearly doubles from 3,090 to 5,055 over the same period, according to the Health & Social Care Information Centre.' (Times, 13 December) Capitalism is so awful it even ruins lives before they enter the workplace. RD

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