olyclimber Posted June 26, 2012 Posted June 26, 2012 JOBS JOBS JOBS http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018528816_asparagus26m.html soon no one will be out of work. plenty of employment for all! Quote
glassgowkiss Posted June 28, 2012 Posted June 28, 2012 Americans will not clean toilets or pick crops, they are too lazy, even though a lot of them don't have any real employable skills. It's funny how people here oppose immigration, but don't mind better paying jobs moving to China or Indonesia. Quote
rob Posted June 28, 2012 Posted June 28, 2012 Americans will not clean toilets or pick crops, they are too lazy, even though a lot of them don't have any real employable skills. It's funny how people here oppose immigration, but don't mind better paying jobs moving to China or Indonesia. Damn bob, you're on a roll today. Stopped taking the stupid pills? I Approve! Picking crops it hard work! Why do that when they can just watch jeopardy re-runs on TV while doing what it is that Americans are truly gifted at: gaining weight Quote
glassgowkiss Posted June 28, 2012 Posted June 28, 2012 Did I say picking crops is easy, it's not. That is why most of people will not do it, and that is why migrant workers are needed. That is why I am saying most of the retards voting republican are lazy, without any real skills, but they bitch and complain about hard working migrants. Quote
rob Posted June 28, 2012 Posted June 28, 2012 lol, no -- that's what it looks like when somebody is agreeing with you. Unfamiliar, I know. Quote
glassgowkiss Posted June 28, 2012 Posted June 28, 2012 I'll argue with you just for the sake of conflict- I am polish, you should know better. Quote
KaskadskyjKozak Posted June 28, 2012 Posted June 28, 2012 lol, no -- that's what it looks like when somebody is agreeing with you. Unfamiliar, I know. Americans would pick crops for a decent wage. Since that's not offered, we just use slave-labor instead, and justify it with excuses! Quote
rob Posted June 28, 2012 Posted June 28, 2012 lol, no -- that's what it looks like when somebody is agreeing with you. Unfamiliar, I know. Americans would pick crops for a decent wage. Since that's not offered, we just use slave-labor instead, and justify it with excuses! What an awesome system, isn't it? And we then persecute the slaves, too, for being here! Quote
glassgowkiss Posted June 28, 2012 Posted June 28, 2012 lol, no -- that's what it looks like when somebody is agreeing with you. Unfamiliar, I know. Americans would pick crops for a decent wage. Since that's not offered, we just use slave-labor instead, and justify it with excuses! so where do you shop, your local farmers market? If not STFU, most people complain about the high cost. That is why they prefer to buy shit that is made in china and sold in wallmart. If you'd be about decent wage, you'd support unions. For now you are supporting republican pukes, who feed the public bullshit about no tax paying "job creators". Quote
KaskadskyjKozak Posted June 28, 2012 Posted June 28, 2012 lol, no -- that's what it looks like when somebody is agreeing with you. Unfamiliar, I know. Americans would pick crops for a decent wage. Since that's not offered, we just use slave-labor instead, and justify it with excuses! so where do you shop, your local farmers market? If not STFU, most people complain about the high cost. That is why they prefer to buy shit that is made in china and sold in wallmart. If you'd be about decent wage, you'd support unions. For now you are supporting republican pukes, who feed the public bullshit about no tax paying "job creators". No, fuck face, YOU STFU for once. Quote
burchey Posted June 28, 2012 Posted June 28, 2012 lol, no -- that's what it looks like when somebody is agreeing with you. Unfamiliar, I know. Americans would pick crops for a decent wage. Since that's not offered, we just use slave-labor instead, and justify it with excuses! so where do you shop, your local farmers market? If not STFU, most people complain about the high cost. That is why they prefer to buy shit that is made in china and sold in wallmart. If you'd be about decent wage, you'd support unions. For now you are supporting republican pukes, who feed the public bullshit about no tax paying "job creators". No, fuck face, YOU STFU for once. Good luck with that. The only thing assholepiss knows how to do is poorly read and write English. Quote
burchey Posted June 28, 2012 Posted June 28, 2012 [video:youtube]Ztp0vHSSVqM "that towel is for someone else" One of the greatest skits of all time Quote
billcoe Posted June 28, 2012 Posted June 28, 2012 Sad that American kids (who are off all summer) are too busy to help with the harvest... Quote
rob Posted June 28, 2012 Posted June 28, 2012 Sad that American kids (who are off all summer) are too busy to help with the harvest... what do you expect, the federal government basically makes it illegal for kids to work. Quote
KaskadskyjKozak Posted June 28, 2012 Posted June 28, 2012 Sad that American kids (who are off all summer) are too busy to help with the harvest... what do you expect, the federal government basically makes it illegal for kids to work. Kids hate asparagus anyways Quote
Water Posted June 28, 2012 Posted June 28, 2012 i do love that ENTIRELY ABSENT from every article I've read about this labor shortage for picking crops in the NW, never once do I see anything where a farmer discusses increasing wages to get more workers. In the linked story the only place the word 'wage' is mentioned is in the comments. Quote
rob Posted June 28, 2012 Posted June 28, 2012 It's not like farmers just get to name their price at market, you know. Quote
KaskadskyjKozak Posted June 28, 2012 Posted June 28, 2012 It's not like farmers just get to name their price at market, you know. right, so either we import produce picked at slaves' wages in 3rd world countries or we import slaves to work here as 2nd-classes citizens! Quote
rob Posted June 28, 2012 Posted June 28, 2012 It's not like farmers just get to name their price at market, you know. right, so either we import produce picked at slaves' wages in 3rd world countries or we import slaves to work here as 2nd-classes citizens! Now you get it! But don't forget to punish the slaves when we're done with them Quote
Crux Posted June 29, 2012 Posted June 29, 2012 i do love that ENTIRELY ABSENT from every article I've read about this labor shortage for picking crops in the NW, never once do I see anything where a farmer discusses increasing wages to get more workers. In the linked story the only place the word 'wage' is mentioned is in the comments. Yet more to the point, there's no mention about the comparative pay for a productive picker in Mexico versus Yakima. (!) Quote
G-spotter Posted June 29, 2012 Posted June 29, 2012 It's warmer in Mexico than it is in Yakima. Why don't we grow our tomatoes there and our apples here instead of trying to do both in both places? Oh right. Because local food is better Quote
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