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Cirsium

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49. No

Sat Mar 22, 2025, 05:42 PM

Mar 22

The orchards here are preventing luxury resorts and suburban sprawl. Cherries will come from Turkey, that's all. Cheaper labor, fewer environmental regulations, less health and safety protocols, massive government subsidies from the Turkish government.

Selling the farms to developers would make the growers very wealthy. You have to love farming to keep going. The kids and grand kids of growers usually sell out. It will all be gone soon, not to worry.

There are no prison labor contracts here. It is a serious problem, however, and not just in agriculture

Prison inmates are picking fruits and vegetables at a rate not seen since Jim Crow.

Convict leasing for agriculture – a system that allows states to sell prison labor to private farms – became infamous in the late 1800s for the brutal conditions it imposed on captive, mostly black workers.

Federal and state laws prohibited convict leasing for most of the 20th century, but the once-notorious practice is making a comeback.

Under lucrative arrangements, states are increasingly leasing prisoners to private corporations to harvest food for American consumers.

As current anti-immigrant policies diminish the supply of migrant workers (both documented and undocumented), farmers are not able to find the labor they need. So, in states such as Arizona, Idaho and Washington that grow labor-intensive crops like onions, apples and tomatoes, prison systems have responded by leasing convicts to growers desperate for workers.

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She hoped Trump would revive her farm. Now she worries his policies could bankrupt it. [View all] BumRushDaShow Mar 22 OP

Tariffs were okay when they affected other farmers but now... CrispyQ Mar 22 #1

Its funny how they were all for it until... wintemark Mar 22 #5

She's the answer to the question "how stupid can you be?" NotHardly Mar 22 #47

"He's hurting the wrong people"...excuse for the stupid. NotHardly Mar 22 #16

Good! BaronChocula Mar 22 #2

Republican "Welfare Queen" farmer sucking on the government teat cries the blues. Tarzanrock Mar 22 #3

... BumRushDaShow Mar 22 #9

Fuck you, Republican voting bitch! Tarzanrock Mar 22 #10

It is a compromise Cirsium Mar 22 #32

She also whines about US workers: yardwork Mar 22 #55

"the Republicans have always been for the American farmer" tanyev Mar 22 #4

Right?!?! NickB79 Mar 22 #7

Since when? It'a amazing how gullible some magats are. brush Mar 22 #8

Too bad, lady. hamsterjill Mar 22 #6

90% of Michigans tart cherries are shipped to France. multigraincracker Mar 22 #11

Even without a trade war, LisaL Mar 22 #13

That is so not true Cirsium Mar 22 #35

"Republicans have always been for the American farmer" CanonRay Mar 22 #12

Bad weather? Cirsium Mar 22 #14

Cool video if a somewhat sad topic IbogaProject Mar 22 #34

Another prey for the leopards. . . DinahMoeHum Mar 22 #15

The public will be hurt Cirsium Mar 22 #37

Fear not, Rebecca! An agribusiness megacorp eagerly waits in the wings to buy your farm 0rganism Mar 22 #17

No Cirsium Mar 22 #49

" jeopardizing her ability to hire the workers she needs for this season's harvest." Norrrm Mar 22 #18

Face. It's What's for Dinner. Strelnikov_ Mar 22 #19

Wrong target Cirsium Mar 22 #38

You'll bleed money now. Solly Mack Mar 22 #20

I don't care NewEnglandAutumn Mar 22 #21

Cry Me A River DeeDeeNY Mar 22 #22

Idiots relayerbob Mar 22 #23

If she had done the research... GiqueCee Mar 22 #24

Crazy idiocy. Republicans have NOT always been good for farmers. ananda Mar 22 #25

You can't fix stupid.Sounds like she still supports drump Tribetime Mar 22 #26

AWwwwww Lokee11 Mar 22 #27

Leopard Chow Deep State Witch Mar 22 #28

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OH, but... OldBaldy1701E Mar 22 #39

I know, right! al bupp Mar 22 #50

A common theme coming from tsf supporters: their utter selfishness. jrthin Mar 22 #30

"I'll admit to you, I bleed Republican. However, this has left a sour taste in my mouth," mdbl Mar 22 #31

Pretty soon the leopards will be too fat to climb up and lurk in her cherry trees, Ocelot II Mar 22 #33

Bleed Republican. like so many others Bobstandard Mar 22 #36

If she bleeds out, Aristus Mar 22 #51

You should be proud to sacrifice for your orange god. Demobrat Mar 22 #40

What positives did farmers see from Trump's previous tariffs? Raven123 Mar 22 #41

They got the bailout Americanme Mar 22 #53

I won't shed any tears for that selfish idiot. Dave Bowman Mar 22 #42

Me either Demovictory9 Mar 22 #54

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Tell her she's a "communist" for cashing in subsidies from the gobernment. Justice matters. Mar 22 #44

That's JD's thing, he buys bankrupt family farms. Blue Full Moon Mar 22 #45

Start growing weed you dumb bitch ButchMcMuffin Mar 22 #46

Just insane angrychair Mar 22 #48

Republicans are NOT friends to American farmers. yardwork Mar 22 #52

Farmers and Veterans have something in common Pototan Mar 22 #56

Because now he has to work harder than last time. It's revenge. GreenWave Mar 22 #58

'The Republicans have always been for the American farmer," said Carlson, a longtime Republican and Trump supporter. mwb970 Mar 22 #57

Locking. Lasher Mar 22 #59