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Mariana

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44. "The newspaper interviewed multiple landscaping business owners

Sun May 13, 2018, 10:23 AM

May 2018

who claim they are unable to hire Americans for the same wages."

So, they don't want to raise their wages to attract American students. The students are currently working in air conditioned stores and restaurants and places like that. Why would they go outside and do backbreaking labor, get poison ivy, mosquito bites, bee stings, Lyme disease, etc. for the same wage they are being paid now?

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'I feel so stupid': Trump supporters 'tricked by the devil' now facing financial ruin [View all] Soph0571 May 2018 OP

Both of my nephews worked in a landscaping job in Minneapolis last summer greymattermom May 2018 #1

Perhaps you can contact these contractors and give them your ideas Dr_Pretorius May 2018 #42

"The newspaper interviewed multiple landscaping business owners Mariana May 2018 #44

Yeah, I got that part. Dr_Pretorius May 2018 #49

Some backbreaking jobs are hard to fill Generic Other May 2018 #54

The Seniors and disabled can go down the rows of tomatoes on their scooters Kittycow May 2018 #79

That's what Paul Ryan would undoubtedly like to see Generic Other May 2018 #94

You forgot to add exposure to lethal levels of pesticides. Healthy outdoor work, right? Hekate May 2018 #82

They're already decided not to pay a fair wage. It is very obvious. FSogol May 2018 #95

I don't know many college kids ending classes in March. LuvLoogie May 2018 #50

...ugh!! Racist/Fascist regret?? Docreed2003 May 2018 #2

+++ikr lunasun May 2018 #76

This is what they voted for! What part of "build the wall!!!!" did they miss? yardwork May 2018 #3

The Problem Roy Rolling May 2018 #35

Gee. Bummer. mountain grammy May 2018 #4

With GOP voters, as long as they get theirs, they support whatever sounds bad for people they hate AllyCat May 2018 #24

So your business depended on hiring people for lousy wages and conditions? BSdetect May 2018 #5

I imagine many landscape businesses are small time operations? Generic Other May 2018 #56

Three words: boo fucking hoo. Vinca May 2018 #6

I wonder if there is any way to get them to rethink their votes? Generic Other May 2018 #57

"I feel like I've been tricked by the devil," Devine admitted. Mariana May 2018 #61

We know they have made really bad choices for them and us Generic Other May 2018 #63

First, we find out if they're the slightest bit interested Mariana May 2018 #67

Will he vote for a Democrat next time? Generic Other May 2018 #68

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Free clue for losers from republican family-values role model, Dirty Donny* Achilleaze May 2018 #7

Putin's racist FB ads part of his plan to disrupt US economy & thus disrupt USA. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2018 #8

Made possible by the GOP amplifying racism for forty years sharedvalues May 2018 #15

Sad, we should all send our thoughts and prayers. nt Laffy Kat May 2018 #9

Liked ... since the like button is gone Fullduplexxx May 2018 #13

Gone? A HERETIC I AM May 2018 #55

Link to origiinal article.. KY_EnviroGuy May 2018 #10

Kentucky landscapers can't find workers??? Where are all those out-of-work miners? Nay May 2018 #41

Well, they can't find workers willing to work for chump change. MineralMan May 2018 #58

The $12 or $17 per hour mentioned isn't bad -- better than min wage. But my Nay May 2018 #60

They can find them - they are undocumented immigrants treestar May 2018 #91

they think coal is coming back, they won't even retrain for anything else pstokely May 2018 #74

Oh, I know that. But if other sectors of workers sat and waited for THEIR jobs to Nay May 2018 #75

Tricked by the GOP PROPAGANDA MACHINE sharedvalues May 2018 #11

"Help! A leopard is biting my face off!" Girard442 May 2018 #12

How can you be so cruel rpannier May 2018 #38

I don't think this guy was tricked Renew Deal May 2018 #14

"Seasonal workers" aren't necessarily immigrants Mariana May 2018 #45

Sorry for their loss. joshcryer May 2018 #16

Thoughts and prayers. n/t sarge43 May 2018 #18

They seem to think it works wonders rpannier May 2018 #40

Yes. The evidence certainly supports the hypothesis. sarge43 May 2018 #46

Getting out the world's smallest violin to play "Our Hearts Pump Purple Piss for You". sarge43 May 2018 #17

Brainless knee-jerk ideologues bucolic_frolic May 2018 #19

oh well heaven05 May 2018 #20

That's just weapons-grade stupidity. dawg May 2018 #21

No trickery involved, fella. Don't blame the devil for... JHB May 2018 #22

Stupid people. They always whine about immigrants taking their jobs, OliverQ May 2018 #23

"Stupid is as stupid does"...Forrest Gump Perseus May 2018 #25

This is what you voted for, Ken "Choad" Monin . . . hatrack May 2018 #26

How about you pay more keepleft101 May 2018 #27

He can't Cartoonist May 2018 #30

$12/hour working five eight-hour days a week for a year - $24,960 hatrack May 2018 #31

Not to mention the perks Cartoonist May 2018 #32

Oh yeah - I'm sure health/dental and 401(k) are included for seasonal workers hatrack May 2018 #33

Gosh! You'd think all the unemployed MRA-type men ("We work the hard, dangerous Nay May 2018 #43

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His supporters take him seriously, but not literally. CincyDem May 2018 #29

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The migrant life sounds terrible. Kittycow May 2018 #80

Lost Art Of Bending Over: How Other Cultures Spare Their Spines IronLionZion May 2018 #83

Oh thanks for the article! Kittycow May 2018 #85

Awe, I bet he didn't get any pussy grabbing either... Hugin May 2018 #37

Republican policies kill people. PatrickforO May 2018 #39

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He got his 2 seconds of Hillary Hate in on election day. Hugin May 2018 #73

Stuid is as stupid does. nt Ferrets are Cool May 2018 #48

But .... but .... EMAILS!!! BENGHAZI!!! LOCK HER UP!!! Lil Missy May 2018 #51

Now facing financial ruin ,, GOOD ! Dumbass RWNJ's stonecutter357 May 2018 #52

This is hitting Florida DonCoquixote May 2018 #53

Even stuff like landscaping and handymen work. My brother finds it hard to find OnDoutside May 2018 #59

And let's be honest -- the farm workers ARE skilled labor Generic Other May 2018 #62

not to mention DonCoquixote May 2018 #69

Bingo! Generic Other May 2018 #70

Justice is finally served. Dawson Leery May 2018 #64

Awww poor babies Jake Stern May 2018 #65

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They asked for it, they got it. And it wasn't Toyota. nt raccoon May 2018 #71

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The result of the Trump/Russia/GOP 2016 orgy. oasis May 2018 #81

Ignoring the Trump aspect of this... Why does this guy need employees on H-2B visas? xor May 2018 #84

Fuck Them JI7 May 2018 #86

They wanted a change. They got it. lpbk2713 May 2018 #87

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