Kids should be still at school until 18. Look at the high unemployment rate in America. The long term unemployed should be assisted to get back into the workforce as they have the necessary skills.
Technically, adults ought to go out searching for themselves, the Youth employment service is a good one as it can help teens who need to fend for themselves find opportunities.
In the U.S. the "Youth Employment Services" effort is part of the "stimulus" nonsense. The point is to cultivate young people to support the current administration and re-elect Obama.
