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I think you'd be surprised how fast the companies hiring all those workers would go bankrupt, leaving the United States without an agricultural industry (which
by akiselev 7y ago
I think you'd be surprised how fast the companies hiring all those workers would go bankrupt, leaving the United States without an agricultural industry (which is as critical to national security as the rule of law).
Americans are, on the whole, unwilling to pay the prices required to provide people with a living wage and proper labor protections.
- _iyig 7y ago>Americans are, on the whole, unwilling to pay the prices required to provide people with a living wage and proper labor protections. I would frame it as, "Americans are, on the whole, unwilling to pay higher prices for ethically-sourced food when lower prices can be had elsewhere." The solution is to eliminate the cheaper, unethical alternative.
- ummonk 7y agoLabor is only a small percent of agricultural costs. They could profitably pay pickers far more without a substantial increase in food prices.
- rjurney 7y agoUS citizens never stay past lunch at any of the farms doing picking. The work is too hard, nobody here wants it.