I think a more relevant question is, “Why do American goods cost more?”.
Let’s assume that this kid does skip school and work with this machine every day and gets paid for it. He’s proficient with the equipment so let’s say he has a year of experience and he’s 8 years old.
…If an 8 year old kid can run equipment with this level of skill it kind of says something about the value of that skill does it not?
Why in the US would anyone act entitled to be paid $50/hr with bennies and a pension to do the same job?