3 ms·
While I generally agree with you about a lot of the industry practices and conditions, that isn't really the fault of the minimum wage farmers and factory worke
by shostack 10y ago
While I generally agree with you about a lot of the industry practices and conditions, that isn't really the fault of the minimum wage farmers and factory workers who are just thankful for any job.
My point was more around the fact that, much like trucking, farming employs a large number of people in the US who generally are on the lower income side. If you take these jobs away, we have a larger national issue of what to do with a massive number of unemployed people with no means to support themselves. It isn't an easy problem to solve, and it is far from being a black and white issue.
- henrikschroder 10y agoI get that, and it's the biggest challenge we'll face in our times. But I really can't feel bad about it, in the same way I don't feel bad about the coal industry going belly-up, or the rest of the fossil fuel industry. I'm sorry, but it has to change. It is not sustainable.