Quote:Farmwork is not always mandated to pay minimum wage, some aspects of farm work can pay sub-minimum wage, ( such as being paid "$X.03 per bale of hay bucked) not to mention it's pretty much all cash under the table work so they can pay whatever they want or whatever the market will allow...Locals DO take the jobs, but the nature of such work is not always stable...There isn't much work between cuttings of hay, and after the hay was up, not much work until the next cutting, weeks later, so it becomes sporadic...It's hard to keep any help when it's seasonal or sporatic...I do recall, that farmwork allows up to a certain amount of labor called ( Casual Labor) to go un reported and un taxed...

 

That's simple, if they HAD to pay minum wage, they would simply raise the price of hay to compensate for the rise in labor cost

 

First of all, I'll admit my ignorance when it comes to how farms work and how labor is paid.

 

However, the part in bold is the very essence of capitalism.  If the pay needs to be higher in order to get reliable workers, then that's the issue that should be worked out between the farmer and the labor.

 

Now regarding your "simple" answer, here is a follow up question.  What happens if the price of hay goes up in order to compensate for the rise in labor cost?

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