Whats so offensive about Christianity

[The Grand Nudger]

sloppy.. I quoted the actual law concerning this matter.

Even if it is not required we have legislation on the books that permits it. That you cannot argue. Nor can you argue that the vast majority of the medium to large farms/plantations utilize a quota picking system, rather than an hourly wage.

I don't write the laws or have any control over what other people do. Neither slavery nor exploitative labor is required - regardless of whether law or god permits it. Congratulations, you're still aiming for the gutter.

Hourly wages are usally reserved for farms not large enough to support a quota based pick.

Quota picks allow the larger farm/plantation keep harvest costs down. On crops that may not have the same per acre yield as say strawberries.

Long Version:

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Variance in yield between crops relative to acreage under production has no significant effect on the labor cost of harvest in any harvest where hand pickers are required or desired. Some crops yield heavy and take forever to pick. Some light and they're easy to pick. The motion is a repetitive bending or lifting - it's the same motion regardless of yield and the main determinant in labor hours required for harvest (post harvest can be another issue, of course). How often can you stoop 24 inches, grab, drop on the belt, and step forward. The weight or size of the crop doesn't matter - none of them are any bigger than a hand can hold. That's why you're using hand pickers. It's light work mostly about finesse and pace. Variance in yield matters alot more when you go mechanical. The tool end is always working, so the more crop (relative to total mass) becomes a determining factor.

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Short version: A machine can pick up more crop if there's more crop under it's tool. Hand pickers pick the crop at the same speed per lb regardless of acreage under production or yield per acre per crop.

None of this matters, it's just diversionary bullshit, of course. You know what would be even cheaper? Lets just not pay those pickers at all. Plenty of peanuts and cotton in the world.