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Figarosmom

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21. Nawh, this is why red states

Reply to KS Toronado (Original post)

Thu Jan 30, 2025, 05:40 PM

Jan 2025

Have child labor, they see closer to the ground and can pick faster. And then they have prison labor for all the taller produce like oranges snd apples.

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Good news Red States [View all] KS Toronado Jan 2025 OP

? spooky3 Jan 2025 #1

I swore off going apple picking years ago underpants Jan 2025 #2

Construction, moving & storage, gardening oasis Jan 2025 #3

More like "on your own knuckleheads!" NM Grins Jan 2025 #31

LOL LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2025 #4

When I told my son-in-law that grocery prices would increase piddyprints Jan 2025 #5

Years ago there was a bogus push to get citizens Klarkashton Jan 2025 #9

You should have asked your SIL DENVERPOPS Jan 2025 #18

Detassling Corn In Illinois Metaphorical Jan 2025 #28

I was too short for detassling. IL Dem Jan 2025 #32

Plus a lot of these probably pay less than $5 being in red states. KS Toronado Jan 2025 #6

And probably has to pay for their substandard lodgings too dickthegrouch Jan 2025 #7

it is "piece work" rampartd Jan 2025 #27

I don't see anything? Coventina Jan 2025 #8

I don't either--on two different browsers. Nt spooky3 Jan 2025 #20

I'll send an email, see if that helps KS Toronado Jan 2025 #23

I'll send an email, see if that helps KS Toronado Jan 2025 #22

The rich republican farmers and ranchers had it good for decades.. Omnipresent Jan 2025 #10

A couple of points Cirsium Jan 2025 #11

Worth its own posting n/t RockCreek Jan 2025 #30

DEI for poor white supremacists johnnyfins Jan 2025 #12

AI image generation needs to be tossed into the sun Oneironaut Jan 2025 #13

We used to have u-pick farms here in S.W. Florida William769 Jan 2025 #14

This is confusing. progressoid Jan 2025 #15

I took it as "OK all you idiots that voted for this, now go picking." KS Toronado Jan 2025 #24

I guess. progressoid Jan 2025 #25

FAFO flags for magats. (they make nice calling cards, too.) usonian Jan 2025 #16

With apologies to Tom Lehrer's song "George Murphy" DinahMoeHum Jan 2025 #17

My son lasted one day raking blueberries mainer Jan 2025 #19

Nawh, this is why red states Figarosmom Jan 2025 #21

BINGO! OldBaldy1701E Jan 2025 #33

Picking fruits and vegetables can't be as horrible as working in food processing plants. sop Jan 2025 #26

MAGAts are lazy and obese Dem4life1234 Jan 2025 #29