[taxed2death]

".....it's been tough for Humann to find enough workers for what he can afford to pay."

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So modernize your operation or go out of business.

That's capitalism. Only the strong DESERVE to survive.

If you base your business on paying someone $3 an hour... you deserve to go under.

[Reeses]

Heinz Humann needs to meet Heinz Robott.

[panaxanax]

"If you base your business on paying someone $3 an hour... you deserve to go under."

"when you have to pay more than $2 per hour for your help I guess....."

No offense, but neither of you know what you're talking about (on this issue).

I managed a 100+ acre apple orchard in Oroville, WA in the eighties and I can assure you that the workers make more than 2-3 bucks an hour. We were paying $10.80 per bin at that time. An average worker could easily pick a bin in less than an hour. The days were long and yes it was hard work, but we had guys that picked 12 bins a day, some even more. The workers got a free cabin and transportation to and from the orchards. They were making more than I was!!

Gotta have lunch, will be back soon.

[zek157]

Have you ever seen someone PICK fruit? Tough to modernize.

An old friend used to pick fruit in Chelan for beer money in the summer. even 1/2 drunkin the late 70's he made $6-7 an hr.