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Sixnno t1_iwavl11 wrote

Reply to comment by DrHalibutMD in Farmers in China and Uganda move to high-yielding, cost-saving perennial rice by tonymmorley

Yeah. You need a ton of labor for 4 to 6 Months then have nothing for 6 to 8.

UBI can help with that.

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Willow-girl t1_iwboc09 wrote

In northern Michigan, where I'm from, all the farmers rely on the seasonal help of "disabled" former factory workers who moved up north to take advantage of the LCOL. They work just enough to supplement their Social Security checks, but not so much as to get kicked off disability.

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