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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 06:23 PM Original message |
Life in Mendota, Calif., where the jobless rate is 41 percent |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
1. " the nation's most productive farming region, many struggle to fill their own cupboards" |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 08:12 PM Response to Reply #1 |
13. Productive because of irrigation |
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tularetom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
2. To a large extent the farmers brought this on themselves |
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Ron Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 06:44 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Bingo. What you said. |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 06:46 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. those unemployed aren't the "farmers" |
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tularetom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 06:51 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. That's exactly my point |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 07:45 PM Response to Reply #2 |
12. So, what is not being planted/grown now, and when will we notice is it gone? |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 09:17 PM Response to Reply #2 |
14. Yup -- the agri-combines pissed away that water, with open ditch irrigation |
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GoesTo11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
5. That's a pessimistic read of the situation |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 06:48 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Does that make it better? With nearly 1/2 your people out of work? n/t |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 06:49 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Are you serious? That makes it better? nt |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 06:50 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. With a user name like "goes to 11" I'm hoping it's just sarcasm. n/t |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 06:51 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. I hope you just forgot to add the sarcasm emoticon..... |
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GoesTo11 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 07:10 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Of course sarcasm. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 09:43 PM Response to Original message |
15. Say NO to Shasta enlargement! |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 10:16 PM Response to Original message |
16. 41%?! |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
17. Meth... n/t users/cookers/sellers |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-31-09 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
18. "at least three families that were so short on cash that they were rewashing disposable diapers" |
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