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Old 08-21-2012, 09:10 AM
 
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as strange as it may seem to you, it is altogether possible to possess a heart that doesn't bleed -an option you've probably never even considered.
Some of us had a better upbringing than others.
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Old 08-21-2012, 09:34 AM
 
Location: the Beaver State
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Why dosen't the State then rent the labor to the Farmers? Ever consider this is reimposing SLAVERY in the US?

Given the iron rule of economics; Supply will always meet demand at the right price why do the farmers not offer more money? Or does losing the crop not cost as much as picking it at a loss?
We already do.

How US prison labour pads corporate profits at taxpayers' expense | Sadhbh Walshe | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/the-...energy-agenda/

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/15/bu...pagewanted=all

http://www.thenation.com/article/378...ents-struggle#
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Old 08-21-2012, 09:34 AM
 
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California Farm Labor Shortage 'Worst It's Been, Ever' - US* Business News - CNBC

The prisons are full of able bodied people. Seems like a simple solution. Put shock collars on them with GPS trackers and correction jolts if they get out of line. Time for these guys to start earning a living.

Cant argue with that.
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Old 08-21-2012, 09:35 AM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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They could turn some of them into U-pick-it farms and let the consumers come out and pay to pick their own food.
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Old 08-21-2012, 09:36 AM
 
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Why dosen't the State then rent the labor to the Farmers? Ever consider this is reimposing SLAVERY in the US?

Given the iron rule of economics; Supply will always meet demand at the right price why do the farmers not offer more money? Or does losing the crop not cost as much as picking it at a loss?

They eventualy will .Or I should say would, but instead will cry to the gvmt and the gvmt will cave in as always.
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Old 08-21-2012, 09:42 AM
 
Location: the Beaver State
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Like many US employers, they don't check the green card status, they simply accept it. And of course, there are those that lie to enter.

My great uncle lied about his age to join in 1941. Many people consider him a hero.
Everyone seemed to be doing that back then. Both my grand father and his brother did. It's estimated that up to 25,000 members of the armed service lied about their age to enlist for WWII.
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Old 08-21-2012, 09:54 AM
 
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California is full of able bodied illegal immigrants, but they don't want to do the work. This whole idea of needing illegals to do slave labor, to pity them, and rationalize keeping them here was always propaganda.
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Old 08-21-2012, 09:55 AM
 
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Cali is also full of able bodied people collecting unemployment ( around 12% I think) who would take those jobs if the free money was taken away.
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Old 08-21-2012, 10:04 AM
 
Location: Florida
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Saying used to be that illegals were doing the work that Americans wouldn't do.
Guess now, even the illegals won't do it.
Getting spoiled on handouts doesn't take long, does it?
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Old 08-21-2012, 10:07 AM
 
Location: deafened by howls of 'racism!!!'
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Some of us had a better upbringing than others.
indeed. i was fortunate.
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