As a kid, I used to get three cents a pound to pick up pecans.
Good for them. If Whole Foods thinks they can afford it, more power to them.
If their tomatoes are more expensive as a result, consumers (for now) still have a choice.
No doubt, however, that the Obama Administration has designs on increasing the degree of centralized planning in the food industry. I could definitely see them forcing legislation to provide (much higher) living standards to the “hard-working families who put our food on the table every day”.
Too important to leave it to the greedy capitalists, doncha know.
Lettuce pick more tomatoes tomato, or we’ll join the onion!
The author should (and could) have written about the situation in a positive manner, i.e.,
Headline: "2 Florida farms agree to share more profits with tomato pickers"
Article: Two Florida farms decided to forgo an increase in their profits by passing along the increase to the tomato pickers working on their farms. Farm owner Morris Goodguy said ...