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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did anyone read the article in the Wash Post on companies losing money on the Eastern Shore?  It was very interesting.  No matter who much is paid, Americans will not apply to be crab pickers.  They've tried everything.  Now, the companies are just losing money.[/quote]

Except Americans used to do those jobs. Maybe employers need to pay what's necessary, and be willing to hire and train people to do the job. Using a group of people who are easily exploited because they're not here legally is wrong. If that's what it requires for crab, then people should stop eating crab.[/quote]

What does “no matter what they pay” mean to you?[/quote]

NP, it means some folks are easily fooled. No way are they paying enough: let’s be honest here, that’s phrased as if they’ve tried to pay substantial wages and no one showed up. BS! Notice the lack of actual $$$ figures!

Companies whose business models rely on screwing people should fail. I’d prefer crabbing returned to cottage industry status and wasn’t ruled by large players. Really strange living long enough to see Democrats standing up for blood suckers in agriculture and related industries.[/quote]

Are you high?  These crabbing companies are small family owned Maryland companies.  Not sure what blood sucking companies you are referring to.  It's hard work.  They used to use temporary visas for employees, not illegal immigrants.  Trump administration decreased them to the point that they couldn't get guest workers.  Funny because Trump seemed to get enough for his company.[/quote]

Your attempt at insult was telling of your ignorance. Understand that I'm the long ago PP with lots family and friends in big Ag (throughout the country, including, (gasp!) some very wealthy 'family company' folks on the Eastern Shore). 'Small family companies' is relative, especially when you're talking about operations that could be cottage industries if the government hasn't had the long-standing preference, including using legislation and regulatory forbearance, for consolidation. And maybe, just maybe, the crab industry should be smaller due to fisheries and environmental concerns? One thing I am sure of, there is no moral imperative to preserve the privileges of incumbents in the industry.

BTW, I'm no Trump fan, but I find it very disturbing that every time I'm even vaguely at variance with The Officially Approved Resistance to Trump position on things I get straw-manned into a Trump supporter. This is a discussion about issues and what we think about them, not some tribal d!ck measuring contest with obvious fault lines![/quote]

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