On Mar 1, 2007, at 11:58 AM, Wojtek Sokolowski wrote:
> Another point - what evidence is there that the "unemployable"
> segments of
> our society, residing mainly in the cities, would respond to
> relatively
> minor in the grand scheme of life pay incentive in the ag sector a
> few
> hundred miles away? I mean, do you really think that the chronically
> unemployed in, say, NYC, would rush to CO if the minimum or average
> wage in
> that state went up 100 or even 200%?
Been in rural America lately? It's mostly pretty depressed. Lots of unemployment and poverty. Significantly higher ag wages wouldn't hurt.
Doug