new "agriculture park" for Puna

[Durian Fiend]

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Originally posted by bananahead

how about conservation.... ??? instead of spreading nonnative introduced rubbish all over these special islands..

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Non native rubbish, such as Bananas and Coconuts? They're both introduced, you know. There aren't many indigenous plants that are useful as food.

[terracore]

Well the first data about raising the minimum wage to $15 is in...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk...554acc2b17

"The costs to low-wage workers in Seattle outweighed the benefits by a ratio of three to one, according to the study, conducted by a group of economists at the University of Washington who were commissioned by the city... On the whole, the study estimates, the average low-wage worker in the city lost $125 a month because of the hike in the minimum...some employers have not been able to afford the increased minimums. They've cut their payrolls, putting off new hiring, reducing hours or letting their workers go, the study found."

[Kapoho Joe]

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Originally posted by Durian Fiend

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Originally posted by bananahead

how about conservation.... ??? instead of spreading nonnative introduced rubbish all over these special islands..

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Non native rubbish, such as Bananas and Coconuts? They're both introduced, you know. There aren't many indigenous plants that are useful as food.

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After I bought my land, I cut down every plant that was not a food producer.