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patphil

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39. Jobs Americans are too spoiled to do?

Mon Sep 15, 2025, 10:30 AM

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That's hard manual labor for less than $16. an hour; about $32,000 a year.

https://www.salaryexpert.com/salary/job/dairy-farm-worker/united-states/pennsylvania

It's not a matter of being too spoiled, it a matter of not making enough money to support a family. Farm work has always been a low end job as regards to money earned for labor given.
The problem is that a farmer can't afford to pay the salary needed to attract those "spoiled" workers.

Mr. Painter is the spoiler employer. Up until now, he's had access to a large workforce that was willing to take those low paying jobs. But immigrants aren't available any more.
Don't blame the American worker, blame the American "leaders" who created this mess.

Unfortunately, he'll probably still vote Republican.

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

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

Living Wage OC375 Monday #2

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

Couldn't Argee More OC375 Monday #25

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

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

"a three-time Trump voter" tanyev Monday #3

"Too spoiled to do" berniesandersmittens Monday #4

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

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

He sounds like a joy to work for DBoon Monday #80

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

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

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

Perfect leopard habitat. Ocelot II Monday #38

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

The Northern Tier of Pennsylvania is beautiful. John1956PA Monday #59

Drove through there a couple of weeks ago BeyondGeography Monday #69

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

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

"Too spoiled" Johnny2X2X Monday #18

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

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

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

That is one vile comment Danmel Monday #55

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

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

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

Chickens all coming home to roost. slightlv Monday #93

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

blah blah blah bootstraps blah blah blah GopherGal Monday #92

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

A wonderful illustration of voting against johnnyfins Monday #14

someone should investigate john painter pimpbot Monday #15

"Americans are too spoiled to do" Prairie Gates Monday #16

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

Amen Hekate Monday #73

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Too spoiled" Renew Deal Monday #26

They want slave labor NCDem47 Monday #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 Monday #43

He would rather kill them. The Madcap Monday #65

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

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

Careful What You Wish For OC375 Monday #30

"too spoiled to do..." Happy Hoosier Monday #31

"Americans are too spoiled to do". karynnj Monday #32

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

But in the meantime... rubbersole Monday #47

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

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

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

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

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

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

Yogurt doesn't contain sugar GenThePerservering Monday #90

Jobs Americans are too spoiled to do? patphil Monday #39

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

THEY have a problem Justice Brandeis Monday #41

They voted for this. They got it. mwb970 Monday #42

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

FAFO LilElf70 Monday #49

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

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

Not to mention very limited housing. Attilatheblond Monday #58

Two words: Monopolize Food Attilatheblond Monday #54

What you said... BoRaGard Monday #57

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

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

Three-time Trump voter Mysterian Monday #60

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

We'll be sorry when prices skyrocket iemanja Yesterday #95

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Gee, who could have predicted that? subterranean Monday #77

Waitaminute Nasruddin Monday #78

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

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

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

you voted for him so be it. AllaN01Bear Monday #84

Oh noes! Anyway.... AllyCat Monday #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 Monday #87

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

Not possible to care less lonely bird Monday #91

The administration is so racist iemanja Yesterday #94

Awwww Sugarcoated Yesterday #96