Summer jobs in N.E. -- now, Ski areas recruit workers south of the equator

The Boston Globe ^ | February 12, 2006 | Robert Gavin

[thathamiltonwoman]

can't believe that there are no young Americans that wouldn't KILL to spend a summer in the glory of Yellowstone or the Grand Tetons.



I know someone who spent a Summer working in the kitchen at Yellowstone. It's not that great of an experience.

[RFT1]

Take a look at the Hispanic vote, especially how the post 1970 immigrant Hispanic vote stacks up. Hispanics provide the votes for the white liberals, hispanic Democrats in the state legislature are almost identical to white and black Democrats in the state legislature in terms of how liberal they are.

It is little wonder why pro busienss "Conservatives" are hell bent on flushing any future viability down the drain just to make an extyra buck for the next quarter.

[A. Pole]

After all, how many hours a day do lions work?

I guess the lions must be much more productive that stupid and lazy workers of today.

[Archangelsk]

Raise prices to pay labor, customers do something else, like Florida.

It is quite evident that you are not a skiier.

[bert]

......Any other animal that refused to earn its keep would soon become extinct......

If you replace the concept of species with varieties of species then it can be said that natural selection is in the process under discussion. All are Homo sapiens, but there are varietal gene pools in competition. Rather than extinction, varietal decline is more likely.

The process is best observed in Europe. Liberalism promotes the equality of the declining variety because of misguided belief that even those who are a drag on society must be supported. The result will be that a stronger, more highly motivated variety will enter Europe and displace both the natives and the Arabs. They will come from Asia.

[Buffettfan]

There is no more "buy American" and there is no more concern for fellow Americans. The American middle class has been sold out in the name of profiteering. Every job now that is given to an unskilled foreigner is now falsely labeled "a job that an American will not do".

[A. Pole]

The result will be that a stronger, more highly motivated variety will enter Europe and displace both the natives and the Arabs. They will come from Asia.

I disagree. Strength, motivation, success are irrelevant in that aspect. What matters is the number of children. You can have couple of degrees, tons of money, motivation but if you have less than two/plus children you are on your way to extinction.

[GOP_1900AD]

In Tahoe, speaking Spanish is becoming a valuable skill. Simply to ask the lift operator a question! To be fair, some of these workers do the year round thing, moving between here and the Andes. Many US workers in the ski industry are not as mobile as some of the Chileans, Argentinians and Peruvians tend to be.