.why don't you hire those unwed, welfare mothers and get them off the govt. payrolls!! you know the kind... the ones that went to private schools, had 2 loving parents, a good home enviornment, people like you encouraging and helping them in the community.

At the corporations I worked for I did not have final say on hires. Also human resources does the screening before I ever saw a candidate, so I told them I want older workers so they do not get screened out due to age. (Age discrimination is NOT part of the equal rights act) The one time I did have say, I interviewed several college graduates and hired a guy who was 22, worked construction and had a GED. The boss (Phd) could not understand why I wanted him instead of the college grads. I had a real uphill battle to convince the boss but I did hire him and he was the best worker I ever had. No the best worker I ever had was a 12 year old foster kid. That girl was more mature and sharper than a lot of the college grads I have worked with. The key word is MATURE, I have hired, Blacks, Hispanics, Orientals, old, and young I do not care as long as they are willing to do the work.


“unwed mothers” I have hired them when I worked for corporations. Unfortunately as a small business I can not compete with the amount they are paid NOT to work unless I pay “under the table” and that gets me in trouble with the government.

I want to clear up one myth that many people seem to have. There are two types of farms. Corporate farms and traditional family farms. Please keep in mind I am talking about GROSS sales not net. (net is 5 to 10 % of gross, if you are lucky) In 2002 there were over 2.1 million farms according to the Ag census. Only 70,642 of those had GROSS sales over $500,000 (or $50,000 net). 1.67 million had GROSS sales under $50,000 that is a net of around $5,000. According to NAAI 80% of the livestock is controlled by less than 1000 people/corporations. My neighbor who raises chickens said he has not gotten a pay increase for his chickens in over 10 years. The company owns the buildings and when they are finally paid for the regs change or it does not pass the company inspections and he has to tear it down and go into hock to the corporation to build a new one. So he like most farmers I know he has a full time job so he can continue farming and provide the food you buy so cheaply.

”...And I owe my soul to the company store...”

come now, its no secret that the wealthy elite openly despise the working class american. Almost None of our politicians and representatives have anything in common with us, which is why we cant understand how they could wage war for oil or power, and why they dont understand why social services and civil protections are necessary. They believe that freedom and reasonable salaries are just tools the poor ignorant masses would use to wedge themselves further into depravity, alcoholism, and laziness, so they go out of their way, from the kindness of their hearts, to protect us from those 2 evils. In a country as powerful and wealthy as america you dont have an average per capita income of 28k by mistake. In a country as powerful and wealthy as america you dont have 2.2 million people in prison on accident. In a country as powerful and wealthy as america, you dont have 40 million people without recourse to good healthcare, and 4 million people losing their homes, unless its something your representatives think is ok.

I feel like I also need to point out this video was from 2006 - two years ago. It's possible McCain has changed his stance on this somewhat now that the crackdown of illegal workers is in full swing and we see that yes, Americans actually WILL fill these manual labor jobs. Even politicians can be proven wrong and can learn from their mistakes. The question is, did McCain?

Is he serious? Because I'd totally pick some lettuce for $50/hr man. That's some good money for an honorable task in my book.
How can anyone say picking lettuce is a bad thing?

McCain has failed to impress me with any point he's tried to make and if anything, appears to be senile were it not for his "handlers" helping him along.
Whatta stooge.

come on his statement is rediculous, and it does nothing to reflect our current situation. His point, as stated, is that americans couldnt hold a job for GREAT or good pay due to their lack of work ethic....but thats not the situation our country is in. Our manufacturers expect our workers to slave away for horrible pay, in fact a pay that often wont pay bills and living expenses, and when americans wont do the job for this minimum amount of subsistence, they offer the job to illegals. All this in a country whose GDP has DOUBLED since the 70's as the average workers buying power has DROPPED. What this basically means, is that since the 70's our business owners have been making more and more money, and demanding more and more productivity, and yet paying our average workers less and less. THAT is a more realistic representation of the picture. So why would an average joe want to beggar themselves working for a farthing, for an owner who obviously just wants to make the maximum dollar of his sweat, while providing him as little as possible in return. Industry for a small time was groups of people working TOGETHER and taking care of each other so they could all benefit, now it is about funnelling the work of many blue collar people all up to the profit of one. So solve THAT problem mccain or obama, and then you will have solved half the problems of our nation.

Maybe the reason why Mr.Mccain was bold enough to make his statement...

Is because to John Mccain, $50.00 an hour "is the minimum wage" lol!!!!

I'd do anything for $50.00 an hour...

50 dollars an hour? I'll pick lettuce. Who wouldn't?

Just shows how out of touch McCain is if he thinks 50dollars an hour is a low wage.

Let me see...lettuce grows in cool weather. Right now it's 8:50 pm where I live and it is 81F, so anything below 80 degrees would be nice. I've worked as a nurse in surgery for 22.5 straight hours one holiday, I've torn out and rebuilt hundreds of feet of fence by my little 4'10" self, I move hay bales and feed horses every day---50/hr.? No phones ringing, no people dying, no stress.... I'm short, so I can cut the lettuce easier than a tall person. Where do I sign up? I could chill my brain with some menial work for one season. Sorry, McCain, I WON'T pick okra.