[dirtboy]

I dunno, 4,000.00 a month sounds pretty good.

That's 1,000 a week. And you have 21 working weeks, which means you would make 21,000 for the season. You need to pay more if that's what a local will earn to get them through the entire year.

[sarcasm]

I spend part of every summer in Maine - I haven't seen any jobs going unfilled for lack of local labor. The summer jobs are taken by the local teens and their mothers. Shockingly, they even do the work the "Americans won't do anymore" such as bussing tables and cleaning hotel rooms.

[fight_truth_decay]

Maine has a high tourist season in the winter as well at the ski resorts which run longer. Housing is available as well "buddy style'. For that age group of workers that is a nice chunk of change to further any future goals.(with tax returns as well!)

The work is there; but frankly, it appears much easier to Bush Bash then to get out and get a job..2 jobs..3 jobs. People have be held accountable for their own inactions. You will notice young adults travel to this country to work..not vise versa.

We have built an Easy Chair mentality for many capable workers whether in Maine or elsewhere across this country. I also feel too many parents "cushion" their responsibility on providing good work ethics.

Regards,

fight_truth_decay