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82. We are not spoiled Painter your spoiled................take a look in the mirror..............

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'The whole thing is screwed up': Farmers in deep-red Pennsylvania struggle to find workers [View all] douglas9 Sep 15 OP

Even if the WH gives federal subsidies to these farmers, no_hypocrisy Sep 15 #1

Living Wage OC375 Sep 15 #2

Maybe our food production shouldn't depend on slave labor. yardwork Sep 15 #13

Couldn't Argee More OC375 Sep 15 #25

But they just couldn't vote for that woman. sheshe2 Sep 15 #85

In California Farm Workers average that pay plus must be offered medical benefits Tumbulu Sep 15 #68

"a three-time Trump voter" tanyev Sep 15 #3

"Too spoiled to do" berniesandersmittens Sep 15 #4

Yep. Living the good life on taxpayer funded subsidies. Irish_Dem Sep 15 #5

I could almost hear him spit as he said that. Nothing Luz Sep 15 #67

He sounds like a joy to work for DBoon Sep 15 #80

What is it with employers who think they deserve cheap labor Farmer-Rick Sep 15 #88

Leopards in Tioga County devour enabling faces while farmers lack workers Zambero Sep 15 #6

Off topic, but I will mention that Tioga County is scenic. John1956PA Sep 15 #7

Perfect leopard habitat. Ocelot II Sep 15 #38

Spent quite a bit of time around there. SergeStorms Sep 15 #52

The Northern Tier of Pennsylvania is beautiful. John1956PA Sep 15 #59

Drove through there a couple of weeks ago BeyondGeography Sep 15 #69

"We need people to do the jobs Americans are too spoiled to do." sop Sep 15 #8

Farm work is also physically demanding, can be dangerous, and does require skill Alice B. Sep 15 #17

"Too spoiled" Johnny2X2X Sep 15 #18

Boy..You laid it out right. Excellent ! chouchou Sep 15 #19

Outstanding post- scary but true. Prof. Toru Tanaka Sep 15 #44

And he wonders why nobody wants to work for him Arazi Sep 15 #48

That is one vile comment Danmel Sep 15 #55

"We did this. We are fully to blame." - G.O.P. BoRaGard Sep 15 #9

And yet these were the same dumb fucks... Wuddles440 Sep 15 #10

Yep. And the Chinese are not buying American ag in retaliation to tariffs which is killing soybean farmers in the West dutch777 Sep 15 #33

Chickens all coming home to roost. slightlv Sep 15 #93

Sounds like they need to get off their asses, Emile Sep 15 #11

blah blah blah bootstraps blah blah blah GopherGal Sep 15 #92

FAFO. Farmers in PA were significantly to blame for Trump's election. yardwork Sep 15 #12

A wonderful illustration of voting against johnnyfins Sep 15 #14

someone should investigate john painter pimpbot Sep 15 #15

"Americans are too spoiled to do" Prairie Gates Sep 15 #16

He means "Teenagers and Simple Folk" are too spoiled to do. haele Sep 15 #24

Amen Hekate Sep 15 #73

A 3x Trump voter who is "disappointed" in Trump's immigration policy BeyondGeography Sep 15 #20

Now that's funny! Prof. Toru Tanaka Sep 15 #45

That's exactly what you voted for, eejits! ananda Sep 15 #21

"Waaaa I'm paying a whole dollar an hour!" durablend Sep 15 #22

"machines" to replace farm workers will not happen during tRump 2.0. Bernardo de La Paz Sep 15 #23

Who do they think will build the machines and maintain them Wicked Blue Sep 15 #36

"Too spoiled" Renew Deal Sep 15 #26

They want slave labor NCDem47 Sep 15 #27

Oh my God, you're right! I'm shocked that Rump hasn't already formed chain gangs from the immigrants he's kidnapped and LaMouffette Sep 15 #43

He would rather kill them. The Madcap Sep 15 #65

Lol! These poor ignorant cultists. They are woking up to the self inflicted, possibly fatal, decision to reinstall tfg Blues Heron Sep 15 #28

Glenn Thompson is a boil on the Republican ass. twodogsbarking Sep 15 #29

Careful What You Wish For OC375 Sep 15 #30

"too spoiled to do..." Happy Hoosier Sep 15 #31

"Americans are too spoiled to do". karynnj Sep 15 #32

No worries. Those jobs will be filled very soon by people on Medicaid. dalton99a Sep 15 #34

But in the meantime... rubbersole Sep 15 #47

I can just imagine farmers working with disabled people. I suspect their insurance premiums would go up. travelingthrulife Sep 15 #66

Only difference between an American and an illegal immigrant doing the job is one gets lube and the other doesn't. cstanleytech Sep 15 #35

Damn. I've been buying Painterland yogurt Danmel Sep 15 #37

I'm not on social media but someone needs to post this article all over Painterland pimpbot Sep 15 #51

I wonder how I'd have ended up if my grandma and her sister had decided to sell yogurt. hunter Sep 15 #70

Make your own - it's not hard, though slightly time-consuming. hatrack Sep 15 #83

Yogurt doesn't contain sugar GenThePerservering Sep 15 #90

Jobs Americans are too spoiled to do? patphil Sep 15 #39

"The whole thing is screwed up" Prof. Toru Tanaka Sep 15 #40

THEY have a problem Justice Brandeis Sep 15 #41

They voted for this. They got it. mwb970 Sep 15 #42

"Mr. Farmer (Let Me Water Your Crops)"--Seedy Donald Trump* RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Sep 15 #46

FAFO LilElf70 Sep 15 #49

They made their bed. Find out stage isn't to their liking Blue Full Moon Sep 15 #50

Are the farmers expecting everyone from the metropolitan areas to be all "pumped" to locate rurally? 33taw Sep 15 #53

Not to mention very limited housing. Attilatheblond Sep 15 #58

Two words: Monopolize Food Attilatheblond Sep 15 #54

What you said... BoRaGard Sep 15 #57

Hire those who are out of the labor market and not considered unemployed somsai Sep 15 #56

Not everything can be "solved" with money alone. #1 The vast majority of Americans are not rural... Hekate Sep 15 #75

Three-time Trump voter Mysterian Sep 15 #60

Boo hoo don't feel sorry for any of them. kimbutgar Sep 15 #61

We'll be sorry when prices skyrocket iemanja Sep 16 #95

Having lived in a rural red county of PA from 1966 to 2024, I can find no pity to give. appleannie1 Sep 15 #62

Correction to John Painter "jobs I am not willing to pay fair wages for" JT45242 Sep 15 #63

Them farmer dudes sucked up to trump, now it is live and learn time. republianmushroom Sep 15 #64

"Too spoiled" ? Well, Mr Painter, the vast majority of Americans are a century removed from farming Hekate Sep 15 #71

Why doesn't he just do the work himself? He to spoiled? Lancero Sep 15 #72

""I ain't gonna work on John Painter's farm no more," as the song goes. DFW Sep 15 #74

Waiting not-so-patiently for the inevitable concentration camp-to-work forced labor initiatives 0rganism Sep 15 #76

Gee, who could have predicted that? subterranean Sep 15 #77

Waitaminute Nasruddin Sep 15 #78

MAGA voters aren't applying for those jobs? IronLionZion Sep 15 #79

So much for djt broadly cutting billions from literally everything, and then expect that overnight, solutions would SWBTATTReg Sep 15 #81

We are not spoiled Painter your spoiled................take a look in the mirror.............. turbinetree Sep 15 #82

you voted for him so be it. AllaN01Bear Sep 15 #84

Oh noes! Anyway.... AllyCat Sep 15 #86

Not to worry. It will get better when you have to sell your farm to some subsidiary of Tyson or Cargill or ConAgra or progressoid Sep 15 #87

Oh they're "quick" to catch on Cha Sep 15 #89

Not possible to care less lonely bird Sep 15 #91

The administration is so racist iemanja Sep 16 #94

Awwww Sugarcoated Sep 16 #96