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'They quit after a few hours': Farmers admit they can't find American workers (www.rawstory.com)
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[–] 18 points 1 year ago* (22 children)

Isn't $7/hr minimum wage? That's slave conditions as well.

Let's think about this. If you work 8 hours under the hot sun with little breaks, you'll get $56 and that's before taxes. It's insane. That's probably not even what they're paying them.

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Farm labor is often 12-14 hour days. It's backbreaking work. Also, Florida and Texas (and I'm not sure what other states) have passed laws eliminating guaranteed water breaks for outside workers.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (17 children)

    7.25 to be exact at the federal level. Some states set it higher though

    But to be pedantic, being a slave has nothing to do with wage. Being a volunteer isn't slavery.

    Slavery is about consent.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    $7.25/hour is not a "living wage" regardless. It's slavery, with extra steps

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  • [+] -8 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    You can go to a place with better wages. Like many gas stations.

    And living wage heavily depends on location.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    What's your wage? I bet it's not $7 an hour.

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  • [–] -4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    No no, I did about six months of construction work out of high school, got my shit together and now I make a good wage. It might be harder for some people than others, but it's still possible.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    Bootstraps, ammiright

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    It might be harder for some people than others, but it’s still possible.

    No it isn't if you're a minority of any kind in some places. Someone who landed on 2nd base telling everyone to become a professional player and hit a home run. I know you're trolling, but hopefully this gives people something to read if they're banned from the game.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (8 children)

    Do you have a choice when you starve or work for what you can get? This isn't rocket science.

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  • [+] -7 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    Or I could pan handle. Or go to one of many homeless shelters/kitchens in my city. A couple options there.

    And on what planet would you not expect someone to work for food?

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago* (6 children)

    Is pan handling legal?

    Didja know there’s often waiting lists for shelters? Didja know that food banks usually require proof of residency? (Good luck cooking that bag of beans if you are unsheltered. Milk might have a few chunks in it too.)

    Hmm, I wonder if you have absolutely no idea what you are talking about.

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  • [–] -4 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    They're options. I didn't say they were good options, just that they were there.

    The best way forward is to find a decent job that pays a living wage. Get your CDL or something, it's really not that hard.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Get your CDL or something

    Epilepsy.

    I had a job that paid a living wage, they just made it illegal for trannies to have it 🙃

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  • [–] -3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    You can learn to code. You could become a plumber or an electrician or carpenter. You could be a teacher or a mechanic or a government worker.

    There's so many things, I could sit here and list them all day, just pick one. I'm not saying they'll be fun jobs, but that's why they pay you.

    Just stop with the victim complex and figure shit out.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I was a teacher. That’s illegal for trannies now where I live.

    Yeah, we all know that there are so many government jobs right now.

    I’m sorry you don’t live in a shithole where you can be fired for being who you are. Maybe fuck off with the condescension and unsolicited advice. Maybe you could learn to be an empathetic human being - I figured it out far before I learned to code, but we all grow in different ways.

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  • [–] -2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Then move or find a different career. I don't know what to tell you, except that defining yourself as a victim won't help anything.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Yeah, fuck me for taking out student loans to go into a high need career which has abundant openings and need while also being too subhuman to be allowed to participate in society because conservative freaks figured out they could destroy the economy by convincing half of America that transgender people are pedophile freaks and a danger to all children.

    This my friends, is what we mean when we talk about privilege.

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