tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216751897705338056.post8465405943564643643..comments2023-10-17T03:41:01.759-04:00Comments on reflexiones finales: Trying to change directionrussell1200http://www.blogger.com/profile/16258915475311426433noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216751897705338056.post-71607969362089753392011-09-22T18:10:38.165-04:002011-09-22T18:10:38.165-04:00I appreciated the nod from the Lord Bison.
As you...I appreciated the nod from the Lord Bison.<br /><br />As you say Anon 9:06, produce requires a fair amount of labor. There is no particular reason it should be super cheap. But Heaven forbid that we give anyone an insentive to plant a garden.<br /><br />As an update, the e-verify bill (employers must check that the SS # and name are real for employees) is being stalled by the Tea Party. One of their claims is that it would set up a national registration system (LOL- like Social Security). So much for being grass roots activists.russell1200https://www.blogger.com/profile/16258915475311426433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216751897705338056.post-79604392642795543142011-09-21T21:08:36.099-04:002011-09-21T21:08:36.099-04:00By the way, came here cuz Dakin gave you a plug.S....By the way, came here cuz Dakin gave you a plug.S.D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216751897705338056.post-21485128203067127652011-09-21T21:06:09.770-04:002011-09-21T21:06:09.770-04:00I spent a yer in Australia. Migrant workers (Austr...I spent a yer in Australia. Migrant workers (Australians mainly) and high school and college kids pick the crops. And yes, produce costs more. I knew several graduate students happy to make the money. Could be done here if we had the politicians with the moxie.S.D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216751897705338056.post-992343201009076682011-09-09T20:29:23.254-04:002011-09-09T20:29:23.254-04:00Dennis: Yes, they keep saying that only immigrant...Dennis: Yes, they keep saying that only immigrants will do the work. That is true with the way they have set it up now, but I have met an awful lot of people who grew up picking cotton or tobacco.<br /><br />Suburban: In the short run most likely. But our whole economy is so stretched out of alignment with hidden incentives, disincentives, etc. that it is hard to really know. Right now the our security net subsidizes the low-pay employers. IMO the increasing demand for food visa vi increased population/wealth at the global level, and the related increase in fuel costs will be the bigger impact by far.russell1200https://www.blogger.com/profile/16258915475311426433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216751897705338056.post-44751968761097846292011-09-08T21:10:10.527-04:002011-09-08T21:10:10.527-04:00Those jobs will have to pay more, produce prices w...Those jobs will have to pay more, produce prices will have to rise. Cost of doing business w/o illegal labor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216751897705338056.post-26762440770343191872011-09-08T20:59:13.527-04:002011-09-08T20:59:13.527-04:00Use to be a job for high school kids. DUse to be a job for high school kids. DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com