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Re:Anime is booming, so why are animators living in poverty? by jeffbee on Friday February 26, 2021 @10:41AM (#26275844)
So, why didn't the growers offer better wages to get their fruit picked? Were they ambivalent because of insurance? Or perhaps they thought raising wages was futile? Some other reason?
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Re:Anime is booming, so why are animators living in poverty? by gruez on Friday February 26, 2021 @11:05AM (#26276162)
price elasticity[1] might be an issue. Fruit picking is seasonal work, so even if the wage were attractive you'll have a tough time finding people willing to quit their current job just so they earn slightly more picking fruits.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Price_elasticity_of_supply

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