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There's already over 3x that many people doing no work.
Yep. The unemployment rate has always been a complete bullshit number. The employment rate is the one that matters. What percent of native males between the ages of 16 and 65 are employed?
Yeah, and then you dig into who they are. A college professor whose small college closed. A single mom trying to work from home. An electrician who just stormed off after a fight with his asshole boss.
They're not gonna rush off to the countryside to pick almonds. They already have that option and they're not taking it. It's not work that they want.
All your arguments are predicated on thinking we should continue to have the exact same market that was built in illegal labor. We shouldn't. Maybe strawberries become a rare treat. Oh well. The price was being artificially suppressed by criminal activity. Almonds are a shit example because harvesting is extremely mechanized.
"Food prices will triple!" No. Prices of some specific foods will increase dramatically. Some marginally. Markets and habits will rebalance.
The law is supposed to serve people, not the other way around. If we can eat strawberries wherever we want at an affordable price point, that's better than if strawberries are a "rare treat," and the laws should change to reflect that.
Fair point. Let's bring back slavery. It might reduce the price of cotton.