Posted by What is a skill on May 23, 2014 at 18:01:25 from (74.34.64.124):
In Reply to: Re: Worker's pay posted by wile E on May 23, 2014 at 16:03:46:
And just how much skill does it take to be a farmer? I was driving a tractor in front of the baler at age 5 and milking cows by age 7 running a combine at age 10. Learned to build fence, fork manure, and tinker on equipment in between times. I do not think you would call that skilled. The farmer of today is so un skilled they can not drive their tractors. Got to have auto steer. I have worked in construction where there were a lot of equipment drivers but not many operators. I also have a mowing landscape business. I am not putting a unskilled operator on a $20,000 dollar mower in a place that requires a 6 million liability policy just to be on the site. This person may be an operator and not just a driver.
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