Would you pick lettuce for $60/hour?

Why take a pay cut to pick lettuce?

 

A better question is Would you pick lettuce all day long under a scorching sun for minimum wage? (Keep in mind that lettuce grows close to the ground, so you have to bend over all day long.)

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(burritos @ May 22 2006, 11:52 AM) [snapback]259224[/snapback]</div>

Only if my native country's economic situation left me with no choice, and

I was able to cross a porous border with no fear of punishment or penalty, and

I was going to be granted citizenship of said country with better economic opportunities than my native country, and,

I was going to be able to provide my family and especially children with a much greater probability of having a better life then mine.

Seems how and why 10% of all Mexicans are here.

Seems how and why most people came here originally - although I am most opposed to amensty for illegal aliens and favor a National ID Card and strong border enforcement including building a great big wall and enforcing all current laws regarding employing illegal aliens.

The only question left for American's is how many poor and impoverished we want coming here - I would prefer controlled immigration focusing on people suffering political or religious persecution and those with high-tech skills or other capabilities that will augment and strengthen our economy. And of course, no felons or criminals or those that want to live off the system here and not contribute to it.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(daniel @ May 23 2006, 09:21 AM) [snapback]259647[/snapback]</div>

Well, that's why shorter people can fare better at these jobs, some races were just made for this sort of thing...

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Mystery Squid @ May 23 2006, 09:53 AM) [snapback]259661[/snapback]</div>

LOL - you must have LOVED getting to type that!

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(geologyrox @ May 23 2006, 10:00 AM) [snapback]259667[/snapback]</div>

Damn right, was cracking up at every keystroke!



:lol:

I believed they were referred to as "Stoop People" by someone or other in some book or something.... h34r:

 

you wouldnt be picking it long because no one would be buying it.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(TartanSailor37 @ May 23 2006, 11:28 AM) [snapback]259736[/snapback]</div>

Right. I was about to say who would pay $10 a head to support the wages and profits of a company paying $60 an hour.

 

There was an article similiar to this in the Wall Street Journal recently. It was concluded it would only add something like $ 0.18 (18 cents) per head of lettuce to pay $ 100,000/yr depending upon if the hiring company paid benefits or if the govenment (fed & state taxpayers) picked them up as they do now. Sign me up !

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Karnac @ May 23 2006, 03:38 PM) [snapback]259907[/snapback]</div>

Which means the profit margin on lettuce is obscene. Too bad you can't put it in the tank.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(burritos @ May 22 2006, 11:52 AM) [snapback]259224[/snapback]</div>

No, but I know where my son would be working!!

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Godiva @ May 23 2006, 05:35 PM) [snapback]259970[/snapback]</div>

The cost is mostly in the "shipping and handling" and refrigeration to get it to market. Hey maybe once they make hybrid 18 wheelers ......

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Mystery Squid @ May 23 2006, 06:53 AM) [snapback]259661[/snapback]</div>

I'm trying to figure out if this is one of those sick jokes you like to make, a bit of well-intentioned bad taste, or if you are actually a racist. I'm inclined to think the former, but I'm not sure.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(daniel @ May 23 2006, 11:45 PM) [snapback]260122[/snapback]</div>

I'm the farthest thing from a racist, but most certainly enjoy dark humor that pokes fun of any and all races...

h34r:

 

What would we do without Squid??? I honestly think PC would be less exciting without him!

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Mirza @ May 24 2006, 12:00 AM) [snapback]260134[/snapback]</div>

sssshshhhhhhh... Quiet... You'll encourage me... h34r:

:lol:

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(daniel @ May 23 2006, 11:45 PM) [snapback]260122[/snapback]</div>

There's quite a lot of times I think Squid is being serious. This was NOT one of those times. Bad taste, sure, but I own Truly Tasteless Jokes v1-7 =)

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(daniel @ May 23 2006, 09:21 AM) [snapback]259647[/snapback]</div>

So what are you saying? Lettuce doesn't come from the supermarket?

I bet you say babies don't come from hospitals either.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Mystery Squid @ May 23 2006, 09:53 AM) [snapback]259661[/snapback]</div>

I don't see too many dwarfs in the yellow brick lettuce fields :blink:

Disclaimer: this is a joke not meant to offend any human beings or carbon or non-carbon based life forms regardless of their genotypic or phenotypic makeup.