Posted on 04/14/2006 10:21:40 AM PDT by Fred
U.S. Senator John McCain is offering $50.00 an hour to anyone willing to stay in Yuma for 1 year and pick lettuce.
Here are his numbers. They will ask you for your name address and phone number.
241 Russell Senate Ofc. Bldg. United States Senate , Washington DC 20510 Phone: (202) 224-2235 Fax: (202) 228-2862
Phoenix 5353 North 16th Street Suite 105 Phoenix, Arizona 85016 Phone: (602) 952-2410 Fax: (602) 952-8702
Tempe 4703 S. Lakeshore Drive Suite 1 Tempe, Arizona 85282 Phone: (480) 897-6289 Fax: (480) 897-8389
Tucson 407 W. Congress Street Suite 103 Tucson, Arizona 85701 Phone: (520) 670-6334 Fax: (520) 670-6637
Thanks but no thanks.
I have picked lettuce. It definitely breaks your back, plus all the chemicals give you allergies, the bugs and weeds give you rashes. On top of that, the heat is a permanent dehydrating hazard.
He's not stirring anything. I heard McCain say it.
"I doubt anyone here would be up to the task of picking lettuce for $50 an hour for a season."
He said it to a labor union meeting about a week ago.
McCain is the one who should be answering questions.
LOL!
"The nitwit made that "offer" over a week ago. I'm surprised it didn't show up here sooner."
I have commented 2-3 times. I am a retired attorney in Phoenix and I never made 100K in my life. Of course, I didn't do trials.
I'm glad to hear you are doing so well with so little apparent effort. It's very encouraging news, thanks for posting it.
However, the cost of the services that we provide to illegals would go down...
Something tells me to risk it. You can't reward illegal behavior just because you want things cheaper.
Maybe YOU can't work like that, John, but a lot of us would be more than willing.
Of course, we wouldn't stay lettuce pickers. Eventually, we'd own the field. And the one next to it.
I've been to Yuma. You couldn't pay me enough to go back.
Great idea! This not only shows him for the liar and fool he is, but rubs his nose in it with every call.
1. Was cut from the ground at the appropriate place.
2. Lettuce leaf was not damaged during harvest.
3. Lettuce was properly washed.
This should be the best resume there is: An example of our AMERICAN harvesting work. This can show McLame that not all Americans are not the lazy, fat sloths he seems to think we are.
White Men Can't Jump, Dance, or Pick Lettuce.
>>>"$50/hr x 40 hrs/week = $2000/week x 50 weeks = $100,000 a year. Yeah, I'll take that."
>>I wonder how many weeks a year you can pick lettice - what if picking season is only 10 weeks?
In part, that is why they are called migrant workers. They migrate from one growing area to another as crops come ripe. That is part of the reason Americans don't do this job much. Most aren't willing to leave a permanent home to do the picking. Illegals, who don't have a permanent home, are more willing to migrate.
I called and was told that it was a "rhetorical" statement by McCain.
too bad the mccain feingold bill can't be called rhetorical legislation.
I swear that if I were 20 years younger and didn't have an artificial hip I would take him up on it. For $50/hour picking lettice is a job Americans would do.
"In part, that is why they are called migrant workers. They migrate from one growing area to another as crops come ripe. That is part of the reason Americans don't do this job much. Most aren't willing to leave a permanent home to do the picking."
Agreed. But I was looking for a catch in McCain's offer - if you only get paid a small part of the year but have to stay there for the whole year then its not much of an offer.
Help Wanted Ping!
(This should be fun)
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