The Who?

I wanna know who it was that made the law that seperates the ages of 15 and 16 by a landslide.
I don't see why someone who's 16 can, oh, say drive. When they have a friend off to the side, a few months younger, still 15, but can't drive.
Nope. That friend's stuck inside the house, staring out the window
wishing they could get themselves from point A to point B without seeming like a pathetic puppy dog with no home, begging for something.

There's also the topic of working. Of being considered physically able to work
which apparently doesn't include anyone under the age of 16.
So once again, there are 2 friends, still at the same point in life, and one can drive, and have a job which secures a tiny amount of income
while the other is sitting at home, not only pathetically staring out the window,
but also unbareably broke because they're not as 'able' to work as their friend, who is merely months older than they are.

So you're stuck with these 2 teenage kids,
one who has everything
and the other who has a nice window to sit at all summer.
Man.. I can't decide which one sounds more alluring...