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1. Slavery resumes!

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Jul 8, 2025, 11:41 AM

Jul 8

Making Medicaid recipients pick crops is slavery. Moving to automation won't work for many kinds of crops -- such as cucumbers and tomatoes. To the extent any of this kind of automation is developed it will get rid of what is left of family farms. These TSF administration is so bad it's almost unbelievable.

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US farm secretary says 'no amnesty' for farmworkers from deportation - "the answer to this is automation" [View all] Eugene Jul 8 OP

Slavery resumes! people Jul 8 #1

True: " automation won't work for many kinds of crops" Attilatheblond Jul 8 #5

The only thing that surprises me any more is that Sarah Palin is no longer the single dumbest politician in my life... Moostache Jul 8 #2

does the pillsbury dough boy(tm,r) laugh and explodes AllaN01Bear Jul 8 #3

And there it is. Couldn't be more clear. Biophilic Jul 8 #4

there are 34 million able-bodied adults in our Medicaid program progressoid Jul 8 #6

UGh... those mnumbers are staggering, but realistic... FirstLight Jul 8 #8

it's propaganda for the cult Skittles Jul 8 #10

Many adults on Medicaid have mental health issues Captain Zero Jul 8 #7

so fucking stupid and demented.... just like the rest of this demented and stupid administration LymphocyteLover Jul 8 #9

Maddow Blog-Agriculture secretary suggests Medicaid recipients can replace immigrants as farmworkers LetMyPeopleVote Jul 9 #11