I'm going to argue no. Unemployed people are not lazy sponges mooching off of an extra, measly $300/month. The easiest explanation is that teenagers are cheape

I'm going to argue no. Unemployed people are not lazy sponges mooching off of an extra, measly $300/month. The easiest explanation is that teenagers are cheaper to employ for a certain segment of jobs and won't quit when their 5-15 year career job opens back up.