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Balrog0 posted...

AlephZero posted...

$16 an hour is still a pretty shit wage for the working conditions. Add on that it's seasonal so you'd have to find something else to do for the rest of the year, and that unless you live nearby you're going to have a hell of a commute, and it's not something many people want to do.

That's the whole question, though. If you can't get natives to work for you at $16 an hour, maybe the pay scale isn't the whole problem, but just that Americans don't want to do the work.

AlephZero posted...

It's like any other job. If you can't find people willing to do the work (legally) for the amount you're paying, you aren't paying enough.

Yeah, I agree that employers should raise wages across the board for obvious reasons.

I'm disagreeing with the notion that that is why Americans won't do migrant farm labor, though.

$16 an hour doesn't sound like very much for that kind of labor if they can find easier work for a similar price. I mean, you can work in a post office for $18 - 20+ an hour. That's probably a more appealing job than field work for $16.

I don't believe Americans are a special case of not being willing to do dirty work for the right price. A lot of dirty and physically laborious jobs are filled by American men. You just need the right wage and benefits package.

If the work is seasonal, that is another mark against it because I think most people would prefer consistent work that doesn't leave them looking for another job the rest of the year.
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