08-24-2006, 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by pornguy
I lived down the street from a guy who owned 300k acres of farming property. He gre 200 acres of watermelon, and hired mexicans to pick it. They paid them 3 cents per pound. They were then able to sell the watermelon to the stores for 14 cents per pound. giving him an 11 cent profit. Once he paid for the diesel fuel for the water sprinklers, and then fencing that had to be installed, and the gas for the bus that moved the watermelon, and the bug sprays over the season, he had a clear 2.24 cent profit per pound. Now tell me how he will make it paying them 5$ per hour, especially whent he US government is planning to raise that to 7.50$ per hour,.
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How many pounds did they pick an hour?
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