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Cirsium

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46. $16,000 a year

Reply to Srkdqltr (Reply #31)

Mon Dec 23, 2024, 12:11 PM

Dec 23

I worked on the farm for $16,000 a year not so long ago. That was about average for the county.

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delusional? Kali Dec 22 #11

And you are being personally insulting. Stop it. nt Trueblue Texan Dec 23 #30

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Going home Cirsium Dec 22 #18

Good info - thanks for sharing it. jmbar2 Dec 22 #20

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Yes, here in SoCal as well Nigrum Cattus Dec 22 #9

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THIS johnnyfins Dec 23 #24

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Every maga dreams of working in a bacon processing plant. . . . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 23 #51

Maybe red state school children are asked what they want to be when they grow up IronLionZion Dec 23 #54

magas think most meat processing jobs are Quality Assurance Taste Tester. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 23 #55

Also here Cirsium Dec 22 #16

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No Cirsium Dec 23 #43

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Reading all this makes me wonder who here would work in a slaughter house for less than $25 an hour? Srkdqltr Dec 23 #31

I worked on a farm for a $1.50 an hour. $7.50 in today's dollars. Kaleva Dec 23 #36

My point exactly. Srkdqltr Dec 23 #38

There are benefits to the job that fits my situation Kaleva Dec 23 #47

Why work on the farm? Cirsium Dec 24 #61

$16,000 a year Cirsium Dec 23 #46

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Looking at the local job listings... jmbar2 Dec 23 #34

There is a serious problem with US capitalism Farmer-Rick Dec 23 #37

Because average Americans can't/won't live on low wages. Srkdqltr Dec 23 #39

That's what I'm saying Farmer-Rick Dec 23 #41

No choice Cirsium Dec 23 #44

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