# How come cash jobs like under the table jobs don’t do background checks? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 26, 2024, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-cash-jobs-like-under-the-table-jobs-don-t-do-background-checks/999385 "2024-03-26T14:06:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-cash-jobs-like-under-the-table-jobs-don-t-do-background-checks/999385/21 "2024-03-26T20:15:43Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > that is one of those feel good laws that probably doesn’t do all that much anyway Possibly, but it worked for us. The cultural center I work with voluntarily started doing background checks because we have lots of children’s programming. To our surprise, one artist turned out to be on the sex offender list! (Reading the case, it probably wasn’t fair - it seems to have been a Romeo and Juliet situation where he was 19 and she was 17, rather than actual pedophilia.) We decided to continue with plans for his art exhibition but not to allow him unsupervised on our premises, period, and to bar him from contact on our premises with children, supervised or not. I think this gave us a pretty good guarantee that our institution would not unwittingly contribute to any sex offenses. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2024, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-cash-jobs-like-under-the-table-jobs-don-t-do-background-checks/999385/22 "2024-03-26T21:53:15Z")
You’ll not get childcare for $50-$100 per month, (unless it’s Grandma) anywhere I know of. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-cash-jobs-like-under-the-table-jobs-don-t-do-background-checks/999385/23 "2024-03-27T01:59:44Z")
I was talking about a occasional like 'date night" for the parents. Not long term. But it has likely gone up. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-cash-jobs-like-under-the-table-jobs-don-t-do-background-checks/999385/24 "2024-03-27T02:09:18Z")
Oh. So sorry. When I was baby sitting I may have gotten $10. For a couple hours listening for a sleeping kid while parents went to a movie. Never did it too much. Everyday childcare is not cheap. (You can get vouchers from state agencies in some places if you qualify.) It takes substantial funds out a paycheck if you have two kids. Some parents quit working because of it. May as well stay home with your kids if the whole check goes to childcare. ---
**Author:** ![Imuseless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbce88/32.png) [@Imuseless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imuseless)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-cash-jobs-like-under-the-table-jobs-don-t-do-background-checks/999385/25 "2024-03-27T02:19:59Z")
Did you had to do a background check when you worked as a baby sitter and got paid $10? ---
**Author:** ![Imuseless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbce88/32.png) [@Imuseless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imuseless)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-cash-jobs-like-under-the-table-jobs-don-t-do-background-checks/999385/26 "2024-03-27T02:25:41Z")
Age of consent is different in every country. In USA it varies from 16 to 18 depending on the state and Canada it’s 16 as long as the person is not in position of power. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-cash-jobs-like-under-the-table-jobs-don-t-do-background-checks/999385/27 "2024-03-27T02:29:35Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Everyday childcare is not cheap. Oh yeah, but it is not a cash business. My Ex had Day care, but subsidized, when she mentioned how much two hours after school would be if she had to pay full price I was goggled. She also worked withe the IRS with my Bro, but a grade lower, and it would have been a large portion of her take home- for just 2-3 hours, five days a week. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-cash-jobs-like-under-the-table-jobs-don-t-do-background-checks/999385/28 "2024-03-27T02:30:02Z")
> [@Imuseless](#): > > Age of consent is different in every country. In USA it varies from 16 to 18 depending on the state and Canada it’s 16 as long as the person is not in position of power. IIRC in some states there is also a difference in age limitation if under 18 so a 60 year old cannot have sex with a 16 year old even with legal consent. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-cash-jobs-like-under-the-table-jobs-don-t-do-background-checks/999385/29 "2024-03-27T02:40:00Z")
I was like 14. I doubt it. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-cash-jobs-like-under-the-table-jobs-don-t-do-background-checks/999385/30 "2024-03-27T02:59:24Z")
I can’t see that happening. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-cash-jobs-like-under-the-table-jobs-don-t-do-background-checks/999385/31 "2024-03-27T03:10:58Z")
Scroll down to [Table 1](https://aspe.hhs.gov/reports/statutory-rape-guide-state-laws-reporting-requirements-1). Seems like there are two ages of consent. A limited one (minimum age) and unlimited (age of consent). The age differential I mentioned applies to minimum age in many but not all states. ---
**Author:** ![Imuseless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbce88/32.png) [@Imuseless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imuseless)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-cash-jobs-like-under-the-table-jobs-don-t-do-background-checks/999385/32 "2024-03-27T03:38:01Z")
Age of consent should be 18 in all countries because once your 18 your legally an adult. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-cash-jobs-like-under-the-table-jobs-don-t-do-background-checks/999385/33 "2024-03-27T04:08:44Z")
Not every country follows United States law. ---
**Author:** ![Imuseless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbce88/32.png) [@Imuseless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imuseless)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-cash-jobs-like-under-the-table-jobs-don-t-do-background-checks/999385/34 "2024-03-27T04:09:14Z")
True each countries have different laws. No laws are universal. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-cash-jobs-like-under-the-table-jobs-don-t-do-background-checks/999385/35 "2024-03-27T04:11:49Z")
You’re. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-cash-jobs-like-under-the-table-jobs-don-t-do-background-checks/999385/36 "2024-03-27T04:19:55Z")
> [@Imuseless](#): > > True each countries have different laws. No laws are universal. Then why did you say every country should follow the US standard? ---
**Author:** ![Imuseless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbce88/32.png) [@Imuseless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imuseless)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-cash-jobs-like-under-the-table-jobs-don-t-do-background-checks/999385/37 "2024-03-27T04:31:08Z")
I said age of consent should be 18 in all countries because once you’re 18 you are legally an adult. I didn’t said anything about all countries following US standards. You do realize that USA is not the only country that has age of consent as 18 right? India and Romania has 18 as the age of consent too. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-cash-jobs-like-under-the-table-jobs-don-t-do-background-checks/999385/38 "2024-03-27T04:38:52Z")
redacted ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-cash-jobs-like-under-the-table-jobs-don-t-do-background-checks/999385/39 "2024-03-27T05:06:23Z")
Moderating: Please drop the hijack about age of consent. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2024, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-cash-jobs-like-under-the-table-jobs-don-t-do-background-checks/999385/40 "2024-03-27T06:50:50Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > > [@beowulff](#): > > > > Name one. > > A lot of construction work is done by illegal aliens. I’d call that a skilled trade. No, the illegals that are working in construction are doing the unskilled part of it – they are the plumber’s helper hauling the pipes to the plumber, the masonry helper hauling the bricks or concrete blocks to where the mason is working, the roofer’s helper hauling the bundles of shingles up to the roof for the skilled roofer, etc. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-cash-jobs-like-under-the-table-jobs-don-t-do-background-checks/999385.md?page=1)