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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 06:11 AM Original message |
"Do you want to pay $10 for a head of lettuce?" |
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Turbineguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 06:16 AM Response to Original message |
1. Or.... |
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sendero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 06:18 AM Response to Original message |
2. No... |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 06:25 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. I hear the $10 line more often than I want to |
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SharonAnn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:57 AM Response to Reply #4 |
29. I respond, "Better that than require people to be slaves and provide for me." |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:01 AM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Well |
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Adsos Letter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 12:14 PM Response to Reply #32 |
64. True be that; and even the ones who were (in antebellum US history) |
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zipplewrath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 07:20 AM Response to Reply #2 |
10. The reality |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 07:49 AM Response to Reply #10 |
19. There is a limited amount of what people will pay for something |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 06:20 AM Response to Original message |
3. Who Cares? |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 06:26 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. America summed up in 5 words nt. |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 06:27 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. $20 for that. :) |
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ima_sinnic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 06:29 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. ironic sentiment along with that avatar (nt) |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 06:42 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. That's Why I Put The Smiley |
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ima_sinnic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 07:03 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. it was the "who cares?" I was talking about |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 07:36 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Oh, The "Who Cares" Was In Gest As Well |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 07:38 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Glad it was sarcasm |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 07:40 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. I'm Sorry |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 07:41 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Well he does like his Argula |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 07:43 AM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Like I Said The Last Time I Had It Was About Two Years Ago |
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DemocratSinceBirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 07:47 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Yes- My Eating Habits Are Quite Plebeian As Well |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 11:55 AM Response to Reply #14 |
60. it's arUgula....sheesh |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 12:11 PM Response to Reply #60 |
62. I hate the stuff |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 11:23 PM Response to Reply #13 |
73. What the hell is argula? nm |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 11:31 PM Response to Reply #73 |
74. That's the bland tasteless lettuce that rich idiots overpay for. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 06:08 AM Response to Reply #74 |
82. If ONLY it were bland! It's horribly peppery! |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 07:15 AM Response to Reply #74 |
84. Ohhh, arugula not argula. I get it. nm |
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Retrograde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 02:05 AM Response to Reply #73 |
79. An Italian lettuce-like plant |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 03:02 PM Response to Reply #3 |
69. +1 for snark. +10 if the misspelling was intentional. |
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n2doc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 07:43 AM Response to Original message |
15. Actually what would happen is that there would be an incentive to reduce labor |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 07:44 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Efficiency would rise |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 10:12 AM Response to Reply #17 |
51. I wonder what our society has "all the technology for..?" |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 10:03 AM Response to Reply #15 |
50. Indeed, that's one of the reason early Americans were so inventive. |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:00 AM Response to Original message |
20. $10 heads of lettuce - $450/lb beef |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:03 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. If people in agriculture |
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mstinamotorcity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:16 AM Response to Original message |
22. Personally, I feel your rant |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:33 AM Response to Reply #22 |
26. We are a society |
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mstinamotorcity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 11:42 AM Response to Reply #26 |
58. This is so they |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:16 AM Response to Original message |
23. You claim it is 'shamefull' |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:21 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. This is not a new thing in the land of the free and the home of the brave |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:52 AM Response to Reply #24 |
28. Yep. Americans feel that others should 'do' for them |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:57 AM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Well the most convincing political argument of all time has always been |
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Bluenorthwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:36 AM Response to Reply #30 |
41. I think the 'faith community' is still into sacrificing the lives of |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:57 AM Response to Reply #41 |
49. The funny thing is the guy they say they worship |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:24 AM Response to Original message |
25. "Would you sell your fellow man into bondage for cheaper lettuce?" n/t |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:41 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Well the answer to that question is |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:02 AM Response to Reply #27 |
33. I don't agree the you or I are morally bankrupt, but the larger culture is in many ways, this being |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:07 AM Response to Reply #33 |
36. The sick thing is |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:31 AM Response to Reply #36 |
37. That is EXACTLY right. |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 10:32 AM Response to Reply #37 |
53. I think it's not so much an ideology that they're pushing... |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:55 AM Response to Reply #25 |
47. You shall not crucify mankind upon a bed of lettuce! |
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Adsos Letter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 12:12 PM Response to Reply #47 |
63. Ah, the perennial presidential candidate...great use of a great speech, btw. |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 04:16 PM Response to Reply #47 |
70. I was planning on going for the nomination in 2016 on the cross of Arugula speech nt. |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
31. Fuckin-A, AJ |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 11:49 AM Response to Reply #31 |
59. Glad you enjoy :-) |
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Nuclear Unicorn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
34. Slave labor: it keeps prices down |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
35. Yes ...let's keep slaves here so we can eat cheap. |
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GoneOffShore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
38. I'm already paying $3-4 for a head of lettuce - direct to the farmer |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:35 AM Response to Reply #38 |
40. THANK YOU for injecting reason into this thread. And your lettuce would be even less expensive |
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GoneOffShore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:52 AM Response to Reply #40 |
45. We're hosting the CSA for this neighborhood. |
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ima_sinnic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:41 AM Response to Reply #38 |
42. I applaud you for that--I too have accepted that I'll pay more for locally grown, organic food, |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 10:12 AM Response to Reply #38 |
52. Good for you |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:34 AM Response to Original message |
39. Without low-wage workers, Agriculture would devolve back into more local scale farms where |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:55 AM Response to Reply #39 |
48. Well that is part of the equation |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:42 AM Response to Original message |
43. Excellent . . . and just more of the inane "pony" argument by extension . . .!! |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
44. K & R nt |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:53 AM Response to Original message |
46. A mere 10 cent increase per head of lettuce would double a picker's pay, or more. |
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Goblinmonger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 11:13 AM Response to Reply #46 |
56. But, but, but..... |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 11:55 AM Response to Reply #56 |
61. Don't forget that "these are jobs that Americans won't take...." |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 01:52 PM Response to Reply #46 |
67. Thanks for that stat |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 04:32 PM Response to Reply #67 |
71. Hey! |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 09:27 PM Response to Reply #71 |
72. I view the immigration debate as the slavery debate of our time |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
54. Machine Pick for less |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 11:11 AM Response to Reply #54 |
55. Not all crops can be machine picked, and there will always be manual labor tasks. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
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unapatriciated (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
65. and yet another reason for fair pay and workplace standards. |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 12:23 PM Response to Original message |
66. and California's economy would shut down, as one more example |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
68. In 1980, crops were picked mostly by legal residents. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 11:37 PM Response to Original message |
75. Enough, with the fucking arugula, already. |
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AllentownJake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 06:17 AM Response to Reply #75 |
83. I have friends who fit the stero-type |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 07:59 PM Response to Reply #83 |
85. I think, given the state of health in this country, we shouldn't be doing anything to discourage the |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 11:52 PM Response to Original message |
76. Aussies don't pay $10 per head of lettuce- and have a look at the wages: |
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county worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 12:15 AM Response to Original message |
77. I hope you read this. The farm workers do not work for the corporate farms. |
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pa28 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 12:48 AM Response to Original message |
78. Point well made. |
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DailyGrind51 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 05:57 AM Response to Original message |
80. Is the lettuce that good? |
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Swamp Rat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 06:01 AM Response to Original message |
81. We'll be eating Soylent Green by the end of this century. |
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Pryderi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
86. I have a raised bed full of lettuce. |
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