In a posting of at least 150 words with one properly cited source (the readings or videos from the class are fine), consider and respond to the following ideas and questions. On the one hand, protecting employers too much leads to abuse of workers. (Historical examples abound such as slavery, indentured servitude, child labor of the past, and the early working conditions of the Industrial Revolution.) However, protecting workers too much leads to increased costs for consumers, business failures, high taxation, and lack of economic growth. What is the proper balance in your mind of employer rights and worker rights? What level of government involvement should there be and why? For your citation, you might use articles that show examples of good balance or bad balance. You can also find articles from experts that suggest what the balance should be. Your initial and reply posts should work to develop a group understanding of this topic. Challenge each other. Build on each other. Always be respectful but discuss this and figure it out together. Foner, E.  (2014, November 11). The limits of Free Labor [Video].  Retrieved from: MOOC | The Limits of Free Labor | The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850-1861 | 1.6.4  (Links to an external site.) Foner, E.  (2014, November 11). The Free Labor Ideology [Video].  Retrieved from: MOOC | The Free Labor Ideology | The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850-1861 | 1.6.3  (Links to an external site.) Foner, E.  (2014, November 11).  Lincoln and Free Labor [Video].  Retrieved from: MOOC | Lincoln and Free Labor | The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850-1861 | 1.8.3  (Links to an external site.) Abraham Lincoln Online.  (2018).  Address before the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society.  Retrieved from: http://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/speeches/fair.htm