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Cirsium

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61. Why work on the farm?

Tue Dec 24, 2024, 12:20 AM

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For immigrants it is a vast improvement over their lives in the home country, and it gives their children a future that would otherwise be impossible. Rich people immigrate with no problem - see Elon Musk. They go where they want to go when they wantThe "immigration" issue is not really about immigration at all. Wealthy people (capital) can move freely across borders. Poor people (Labor) have a difficult time. The issue really isn't immigration, it is freedom for rich people, wage slavery and a police state for poor people.

Beyond that, why work on the farm? The pay is terrible. The hours are ridiulous. But you are part of a community, and you are doing real work, essential work that is unambiguously beneficial to society. It is challenging and there are new problems every day. There is nothing more satisfying than successfully getting the harvest in. You are outdoors most of the year. There is lots off fresh food.

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