DGDevin wrote:
"HeyBub" wrote in message
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Point is, because of imports, we can enjoy virtually all food year
'round.

Point is, once American strawberry farmers are out of business
because they can't find pickers, imports is all you will have.

You say that like you think it's a bad thing.

First, in my example, nobody in the U.S. GREW strawberries that could come
to market in February!

That said, assume a strawberry farmer grows enough strawberries to satisfy,
oh, 1,000 strawberry consumers. The trade-off seems to be one farmer (and
perhaps his family) vs. 1,000 strawberry consumers. Where is the greater
good?

Besides, if growing strawberries is not profitable for the farmer, he can,
in most cases, grow something else. Have you checked the price of arugula
lately?

More likely, some enterprising soul will develop a strawberry-harvesting
machine.

Or artificial strawberry flavoring.

Oops! Never mind.