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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 05:51 PM Original message |
Would YOU pick peaches for $10 an hour? Babysit for $8 an hour? |
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Kool Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
1. I'm a cashier and I make |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 05:59 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. College-bound kids used to always pick fruit in the summer |
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Blue Gardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 05:30 AM Response to Reply #5 |
75. In Iowa we detassel corn |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 09:56 AM Response to Reply #75 |
80. In the late 60's the "big thing" was to get a summer job in Hawaii |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 06:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
26. I'm self employed making NO money. |
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Upfront (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
2. Same here. |
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ima_sinnic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
3. I SO agree! this "jobs-Americans-just-won't-do" CRAP is just that: |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
4. I picked peaches one time just for fun. |
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Norquist Nemesis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 10:18 AM Response to Reply #4 |
81. Exactly! And that was Lou's point as well! |
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Bluzmann57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
6. Not only would I but... |
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adwon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 06:07 PM Response to Original message |
7. If I was currently allowed to work :P |
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Straight Shooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 06:10 PM Response to Original message |
8. They can blow themselves. Lots of people in my town work for $10/hour. |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 06:19 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Ain't it the damn truth. |
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LizW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
9. I like menial labor |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 06:36 PM Response to Reply #9 |
23. I think we're kindred spirits. |
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conflictgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 08:00 PM Response to Reply #9 |
42. Desk work is overrated. |
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ObaMania (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 09:38 PM Response to Reply #42 |
52. It's not just miserable.. it's F#@KING miserable! |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 06:16 PM Response to Original message |
10. Back in the fifties, I picked boysenberries and strawberries |
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stevedeshazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 06:21 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. Yep |
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Generic Other (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 10:06 PM Response to Reply #16 |
56. 60 cents a flat and no stems |
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stevedeshazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 10:13 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. Yes, indeed |
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burn the bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
11. my son makes 6 bucks an hour. He would make an excellent peach |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
12. I picked blueberries |
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NewHampshireDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
13. I missed that ... my kid made me watch Teen Titans! |
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LifeDuringWartime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
15. i wash dishes at $6 an hour |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 06:32 PM Response to Reply #15 |
21. You must work for real assholes ... |
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conflictgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 08:01 PM Response to Reply #21 |
43. Many restaurants say they can no longer afford to give employees free food |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 08:13 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. Many restaurants are run by assholes then. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 10:14 PM Response to Reply #45 |
59. Yes, that's as bogus as |
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LifeDuringWartime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 12:36 AM Response to Reply #21 |
67. heh |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
17. For the most part, you're right |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
18. I would pick at $10.00 an hour. n/t |
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norml (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
19. My pizza delivering wages are pathetic. Gas is up. Tips are down. |
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LdyGuique (610 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
20. It rarely gets mentioned that the subtext is one of condoning defacto |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 06:43 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. One of the points of making these jobs more attractive to |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 07:19 PM Response to Reply #20 |
32. They probably no longer do that work |
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ladeuxiemevoiture (668 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 06:32 PM Response to Original message |
22. One of my concerns would be pesticides |
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Disturbed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 06:52 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. "Republicans and Democrats both benefit politically " |
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ladeuxiemevoiture (668 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 06:58 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Absolutely. |
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LdyGuique (610 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 07:08 PM Response to Reply #22 |
31. Illegal Immigration and jobs isn't just about the agricultural |
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K-W (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
24. If our market were truely free the worst jobs would command the most money |
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philosophie_en_rose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
27. I'd pick peaches for $10 an hour. |
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Blue Diadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
30. I would pick peaches for $10.00 considering that is more than |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 07:24 PM Response to Original message |
33. I would if I were making less than that |
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Malva Zebrina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
34. I have had plumbers crawl into spidery places in my 200 year old |
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Ezlivin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
35. I'd babysit peaches for $8/hr |
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Abelman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
36. Hell yes |
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Zenlitened (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 07:34 PM Response to Original message |
37. Yeah, I've never bought the "jobs Americans won't do" line, either |
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ladeuxiemevoiture (668 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 09:17 PM Response to Reply #37 |
51. That's a good point. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 11:43 PM Response to Reply #51 |
62. They are unlikely to report an "on the job" injury |
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Catchawave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
38. Isn't going on welfare better paying? |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 07:43 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. It's more difficult these days..but yes it is.. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
40. Can't Agree With You This Time. My Father Couldn't Find Enough Lifeguards |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 08:12 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. Not just anyone can be a life guard |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 08:19 PM Response to Reply #44 |
47. They Paid Well. And Still Water Certification Wasn't An ABSOLUTE. |
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Carni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 08:52 PM Response to Reply #40 |
49. We don't all have houses in F'ing East Hampton |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 09:06 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. ??? You Don't Have Lifeguards In Your Area? Pools, Public Beaches? |
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conflictgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
41. What a joke |
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dcfirefighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
46. We have to raise prices |
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Carni (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 08:35 PM Response to Original message |
48. Perfect example...fledgling vineyard owners or goat cheese makers |
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spindoctor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 09:44 PM Response to Original message |
53. Totally off-topic but TOO COOL! |
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The Gunslinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
54. That whole "Americans wont do it "thing is horrible. |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
55. Why not? I design, Spec, build, install AND maintain Video Systems... |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
57. When Michael Moore visited Portland with a pre-release copy |
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Sherwood (55 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
60. This is the worst argument for illegal immigration |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 11:37 PM Response to Reply #60 |
61. You could always stand outside any Home Depot |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-27-05 11:54 PM Response to Original message |
63. Shucks, I am making $10/hr- in an office |
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expatriate (853 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 12:09 AM Response to Original message |
64. Good God, if I could have made $10/hour when I was picking |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 12:26 AM Response to Original message |
65. I worked on my dad's farm for $4/hr |
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recoveringrepublican (779 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 12:33 AM Response to Original message |
66. I've done every "crap" customer service job possible |
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DulceDecorum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 12:39 AM Response to Original message |
68. MA minimum agricultural wage is $1.60 per hour |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 12:41 AM Response to Reply #68 |
69. Truly pathetic.. and yet our "govt" expects these poor people |
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BuyingThyme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 12:50 AM Response to Original message |
70. Done it before and would do it again. |
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kittykitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 01:44 AM Response to Original message |
71. I worked with Migrant Labor families. They made good money during |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 01:58 AM Response to Original message |
72. Yes-Been There, Done That! And Great Thread BTW! eom |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 11:44 AM Response to Reply #72 |
84. Thanks ! |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 02:13 AM Response to Original message |
73. Would YOU kill and disembowel cattle for $6.25 an hour? (nt) |
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Blue Gardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 05:36 AM Response to Reply #73 |
76. No |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 06:17 AM Response to Reply #76 |
77. Me, neither. |
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Dob Bole (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 07:16 AM Response to Reply #73 |
79. Are you a peach's rights activist? |
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Heidi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 10:23 AM Response to Reply #79 |
83. Nope. |
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NMMNG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 04:25 AM Response to Original message |
74. The troll is a moron |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 07:06 AM Response to Original message |
78. I picked blueberries for two summers during high school |
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Mrs_Beastman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-28-05 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
82. of course |
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