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@RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to Leopards Ate My Face@lemmy.worldEnglish • 3 days ago

'They quit after a few hours': Farmers admit they can't find American workers

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'They quit after a few hours': Farmers admit they can't find American workers

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@RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to Leopards Ate My Face@lemmy.worldEnglish • 3 days ago
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In interviews with the Washington Post, multiple farmers expressed their dismay with the loss of farm workers under Donald Trump's harsh immigration policies and his administration's waffling on subsidies.In a deep dive focusing on one farmer who voted for Trump, 36-year-old J.J. Ficke of Kirk, Colo...
  • Maple Engineer
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    You think they’re making minimum wage?

    • @CalipherJones@lemmy.world
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      There’s literally a sub minimum wage in a lot of U.S states. 2.13$ an hour iirc?

    • @Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world
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      Probably not all of them. The ones I’ve had experience with were.

      • @Red_October@lemmy.world
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        They mean that the workers are probably making less than Minimum Wage. There are exceptions to minimum wage for agricultural work. Minimum wage would have been an improvement.

        • @Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world
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          5•3 days ago

          Nothing about my statement was an argument requiring input from tom clancy.

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