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raccoon

(31,110 posts)
1. And the richest people in America would be the workers who pick our fruits and vegetables,
Tue Apr 22, 2014, 10:21 AM
Apr 2014

work at carwashes, and do lawn work.


 

Demeter

(85,373 posts)
2. and man Garbage trucks!
Tue Apr 22, 2014, 11:37 AM
Apr 2014

without the fancy, back-saving mechanical arms to lift the barrels....or the union!

raccoon

(31,110 posts)
4. Exactly. It gets me the way people seem to want the very best care for their kids and elderly,
Tue Apr 22, 2014, 12:15 PM
Apr 2014

but don't want to pay them squat.




Rozlee

(2,529 posts)
5. My parents were migrant workers and sometimes got their wages in fruit and vegetables
Tue Apr 22, 2014, 12:18 PM
Apr 2014

so they could sell them on the roadside. Yep, the Koch brothers have nothing on us.

Xyzse

(8,217 posts)
6. Well... I tend to think that...
Tue Apr 22, 2014, 12:22 PM
Apr 2014

Those with the loudest mouths and complain the most tend to be the wealthiest.

It is those that have a feeling of entitlement that tends to siphon the money. While complaining that those that ask for help and need help are acting as if they are entitled to things.

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