The farmer didn’t forego anything. The extra money is being paid by the retailer, Whole Foods.
Hey CTOCS.
Apparently I didn’t clearly convey that I was picking on the media writer and his/her approach to reporting.
I would argue that the headline “2 Florida farms agree to pay tomato pickers more” is intended to convey that these two Florida farmers weren’t paying “enough” to the pickers, and that the remainder of the Florida farmers (however many that might be) still aren’t.
It is my experience that the meme “farmers bad, workers good but not paid well” must be in the media handbook.
The fact that Whole Foods is paying these two farmers more for their tomatoes (than their cost to bring them to market) means that the two farmers will realize an increase in “profit”, which they agreed with Whole Foods to pass through to the tomato pickers, via increased wages.
Nothing wrong with the agreement, or the farmer’s actions, but why on earth couldn’t the media posit the situation as a positive story (i.e., my previous example)?
I suggest it is because it doesn’t fit their meme, or their agenda.
Hope this helps you better understand my previous post.
BTW, read your bio, thanks for your service to the country, and have a good weekend.