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To: central_va

You are one sorry individual. You also have absolutely no understanding of economics nor do you think past your pet rant.

“May your crops rot in the field, your restaurant shutter its doors, and your landscaping company go out of business.”

I take it you have no interest in eating, going out to dinner or having your yard taken care of.

My son does not and will not hire illegals. To date he doesn’t even hire green card holders. If you think paying double minimum wage is being a greedy a$$hole, you have a serious disconnect.

The company hourly charge is $35. The employee gets $15 of that. The other $20 pays mortgage, insurance, supplies, maintenance, licenses and salary to the owner. He ends up making less than his employees.

What world do you live in that makes you think unskilled part time labor should be paid more than skilled? You sound like Bernie. Or his last employee, who had flexible hours, scheduled around college classes and child care who decided he was worth $20 per hour. To pull weeds, rake leaves and mow lawns.

Or perhaps like my great nephew. Who after four years of college, lives at his parents house and plays video games because he can’t find a job with no experience at $40,000 a year to start.


10 posted on 06/06/2018 5:20:41 AM PDT by Duchess47 ("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
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To: Duchess47
The other $20 pays mortgage, insurance, supplies, maintenance, licenses and salary to the owner.

Like I said, greedy bastards.

He ends up making less than his employees.

Yeah right. I know the game here. The owner is so altruistic he draws a pittance of a salary while behind the scenes his corporation is bankin/investing cash hand over fist. Then 10 years late he sells the company an is an instant millionare all the while playing poor pitiful me. Yes, we are not stupid out here.


12 posted on 06/06/2018 5:30:45 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
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To: Duchess47
I've been in and around the landscaping business for 30 years since I was 15 years old. Illegal immigrants have been screwing the industry up since the late 80’s. A company with an all American workforce cannot compete with a company staffed by mostly illegals. Illegals have also put downward pressure on wages causing them to remain lower then they should be.
16 posted on 06/06/2018 8:10:23 AM PDT by Peeps47 (Democrats are as corrupt as they are incompetent)
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