FootballGuy Posted June 3, 2017 Report Share Posted June 3, 2017 I'm asking this question out of pure curiosity. Why do Polynesians tend to migrate to Utah? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cossacks Posted June 3, 2017 Report Share Posted June 3, 2017 LDS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglesinsider Posted June 3, 2017 Report Share Posted June 3, 2017 Mormon missionaries converted a lot of them, which is why they're drawn to Utah. That plus awful job prospects (unemployment at 24% and rising in American Samoa) and very high cost of living in Samoa and the other pacific islands leads them to leave for the mainland US in search of better opportunities. The average per capita income in American Samoa is about $7,000. Fun fact: 93% of American Samoa's export revenue comes from canning tuna. When the US government mandated that American Samoa had to raise minimum wage to meet the standard of US states in 2007, one of the two tuna plants closed down, laying off 2,100, and the other stayed open but laid off 800. That's almost 3,000 losing their jobs out of a workforce of 17,000. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCBlackhatter Posted June 3, 2017 Report Share Posted June 3, 2017 1 minute ago, eaglesinsider said: Mormon missionaries converted a lot of them, which is why they're drawn to Utah. That plus awful job prospects (unemployment at 24% and rising in American Samoa) and very high cost of living in Samoa and the other pacific islands leads them to leave for the mainland US in search of better opportunities. The average per capita income in American Samoa is about $7,000. Fun fact: 93% of American Samoa's export revenue comes from canning tuna. When the US government mandated that American Samoa had to raise minimum wage to meet the standard of US states in 2007, one of the two tuna plants closed down, laying off 2,100, and the other stayed open but laid off 800. That's almost 3,000 losing their jobs out of a workforce of 17,000. You mean the hike in minimum wage did not increase the demand for tuna, thus increasing production to offset the increase in production cost? That is what the left always fall back when having this debate. Color me shocked. (Not really, as I am being sarcastic) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxchoboian Posted June 3, 2017 Report Share Posted June 3, 2017 10 hours ago, Cossacks said: LDS Yup. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) = Mormon Church 9 hours ago, eaglesinsider said: Mormon missionaries converted a lot of them, which is why they're drawn to Utah. Yup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noonereal Posted June 3, 2017 Report Share Posted June 3, 2017 9 hours ago, CCBlackhatter said: You mean the hike in minimum wage did not increase the demand for tuna, thus increasing production to offset the increase in production cost? you are an idiot we have another Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCBlackhatter Posted June 3, 2017 Report Share Posted June 3, 2017 1 hour ago, noonereal said: you are an idiot we have another I've never stated otherwise. We can be idiots together I suppose. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawgGoneIt Posted June 3, 2017 Report Share Posted June 3, 2017 15 hours ago, CCBlackhatter said: You mean the hike in minimum wage did not increase the demand for tuna, thus increasing production to offset the increase in production cost? That is what the left always fall back when having this debate. Color me shocked. (Not really, as I am being sarcastic) Probably didn't increase the demand for Samoan canned tuna and it's likely that the increased earnings there in Samoa probably didn't lead to them buying more tuna either as they're probably sick of looking at it and smelling it after canning it for a living. There is still nothing like shopping at Publix for instance, and buying something that looks really good and getting to the register, having the cashier look at it and say, "OOOO that looks good." Then you tell them where it was and they say, "It looks good, but I can't afford to shop here so I'll have to try making my own from somewhere else." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMaximumHornetSting Posted June 4, 2017 Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 8 hours ago, HawgGoneIt said: Probably didn't increase the demand for Samoan canned tuna and it's likely that the increased earnings there in Samoa probably didn't lead to them buying more tuna either as they're probably sick of looking at it and smelling it after canning it for a living. There is still nothing like shopping at Publix for instance, and buying something that looks really good and getting to the register, having the cashier look at it and say, "OOOO that looks good." Then you tell them where it was and they say, "It looks good, but I can't afford to shop here so I'll have to try making my own from somewhere else." F**K Publix and Walmart.... Krogers is where its at.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMaximumHornetSting Posted June 4, 2017 Report Share Posted June 4, 2017 Publix is to damn high..... Walmart is Full of shit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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