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chitobandito.bsky.social @chitobandito.bsky.social

I tried picking tomatoes in 1973. At 20 cents a bushel, the best pickers filled 100 baskets to make $20 a day (a bushel of plum tomatoes every 7 minutes for 12 hours). Minimum wage at that time was about $3/hr. I only lasted 2 days. Good luck getting Americans to do agricultural labor.

aug 8, 2025, 2:08 pm • 4 0

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