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14. Henry Ford began to pay his workers $5/day in 1914. That was progress.

Tue Jan 17, 2012, 10:35 PM

Jan 2012

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"Force these Mexicans to make $5 a day. Put them to work building a security fence..." [View all] Amerigo Vespucci Jan 2012 OP

sounds like slavery warrior1 Jan 2012 #1

Yup, and the Repukes are pining for those good old days...nt joeybee12 Jan 2012 #2

How evil do you have to be to even conceive of such madness? bluerum Jan 2012 #3

After a while, they'd sit down safeinOhio Jan 2012 #4

a koa campground? really?? Saphire Jan 2012 #5

Yeah, a.k.a. concentration camp Cal Carpenter Jan 2012 #11

Question is... AceWheeler Jan 2012 #6

Nobody caught the part about the minefield? xmas74 Jan 2012 #7

Yeah, I didn't flag it, but I made damn sure to include it in my post. Amerigo Vespucci Jan 2012 #9

It's disgusting to even xmas74 Jan 2012 #13

"Force these Mexicans to make $5 a day" I'll use that! pnorman Jan 2012 #8

Isnt that government interference in the free market? Charlemagne Jan 2012 #12

That sounds like a great idea. Brickbat Jan 2012 #16