• ThrowawayOP
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    -51 year ago

    All true, but importing cheap labor is not a good thing for workers.

    Also, I still think 300 is quite high, even if food is included.

    • @chulo_sinhatche
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      31 year ago

      I mean, fast food companies and restaurants are hiring children so I think more people in the workforce is a good thing.

      Also, most Americans don’t want to pick vegetables in the field or clean bathroom stalls. These people are willing to do the dirty jobs that are necessary for our current way of life.

      • ThrowawayOP
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        -21 year ago

        They hire children because they’re cheap and abusable. They need to pay more.

        • @chulo_sinhatche
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          51 year ago

          That sounds like an abuse of power by the employer. I would rather adults work those jobs.

          If the business can’t afford to pay adults a livable wage the way they operate, it doesn’t sound like they should be in business.

            • @PizzaMan
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              31 year ago

              I’m honestly shocked to see this take here. Shocked but glad.

        • @chulo_sinhatche
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          31 year ago

          I’m sorry you’re struggling and I’m not going to debate your job search with you without knowing where you looked and what positions you applied for. It also sounds like I’m not going to convince you no matter what I say.

      • Neuromancer
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        -61 year ago

        That’s the problem. There are many Americans who can pick vegetables but lack the work ethic to pick vegetables. We shouldn’t import people because other people are lazy.

        • @chulo_sinhatche
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          21 year ago

          Unemployment is at 3.8%, which is pretty good as most economist say < 5% is the bar for a healthy economy. So I would say it’s not that people are lazy, it’s that new industries that provide more economic opportunities appear.

          Also, short of economic depression, I’m not sure how you convince lazy people to not be lazy.

          • @jimbolauski
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            11 year ago

            Also, short of economic depression, I’m not sure how you convince lazy people to not be lazy.

            The USSR’s solution was forced work.

            • @chulo_sinhatche
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              21 year ago

              Yeah they are not really a good standard in my opinion.

              • @jimbolauski
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                11 year ago

                There are two ways to motivate people either the carrot or the stick. The USSR’s solution to most problems was the stick.

          • Neuromancer
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            -21 year ago

            Unemployment is a fickle number. If somebody is not looking for work, they don’t count.

            I always joke with my GF when we pay to pick vegetables. We are paying to do work that people won’t do to get paid.

            • @chulo_sinhatche
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              11 year ago

              Yup. The irony of paying to pick apples is not lost on me. But to your point, if someone’s not looking for work, they don’t get government assistance (barring a disability) and probably don’t need to work the jobs thes migrants are going to fill.

              • Neuromancer
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                -11 year ago

                There are many parents complaining their kids can’t find jobs. The jobs are there. They just don’t want to do the work.

                We have evolved into an entitled society who won’t work hard anymore.

                It’s why we have a shortage. Everyone thinks they’re entitled to a high paying job with no experience.