The U.S. government said Monday it is immediately placing a 17% duty on most fresh Mexican tomatoes after negotiations ended without an agreement to avert the tariff.

  • Rekorse@sh.itjust.works
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    1 day ago

    Are americans to good to work their own farms? What is it about americans that makes them incapable of manual labor?

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      22 hours ago

      The system is not profitable. People are not willing to pay the actual costs of food. They are happy to have a slave class however.