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In reply to the discussion: I am a Fed that is going to retire and so will 1000's like me [View all]markodochartaigh
(2,225 posts)is hard work. I have Brazilian pepper and earleaf acacia trees, which are invasive species, which I cut down on my few acres here in Florida.
At least 80% of native born US citizens have absolutely no idea what hard work is. After high school I worked at a factory slaughterhouse for a year and a half to get money for college. This was the only job that paid more than minimum wage ($2.65/hr) that was available in Amarillo without education or connections. Failing at this job meant moving 300 miles away or resigning oneself to a
life of poverty. There were two starting groups a week. Of the US workers half would quit within the first week, many before lunch on the first day. Very few made it a month. I only know of one who didn't become a foreman who stayed as long as I did. The workforce was almost entirely refugees from Viet Nam or Laos or workers from México. Still, the facts don't stop people who have never had to sweat for 8-12 hours a day from minimizing the work of those who do.
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