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Jackpine Radical

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8. Even evil old Henry Ford knew better

Reply to Initech (Reply #6)

Mon Dec 15, 2014, 03:13 PM

Dec 2014

than to drive the workers to destitution. His strategy for keeping the unions out was to pay his workers better than the competition. He wanted his workers to be able to afford his products.

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Ford Falls as Cheap Fuel Raises Concern New Truck Too Expensive [View all] Purveyor Dec 2014 OP

Short term thinking will be the death of us all. nt MrScorpio Dec 2014 #1

The poor and working class have more money yeoman6987 Dec 2014 #3

not the ones riding the bus Motown_Johnny Dec 2014 #15

Greedy capitalists will kill us all and the planet we live on workinclasszero Dec 2014 #16

Does not compute. Socal31 Dec 2014 #2

How About This Equation ProfessorGAC Dec 2014 #11

One of many, many sides rather than merely two. LanternWaste Dec 2014 #14

the phrase "I'd never drive a truck made out of beer cans" is common. LanternWaste Dec 2014 #13

Steel vs Aluminum. Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #22

Welcome to the Tough Shit economy Ford. Rex Dec 2014 #4

People seem to forget sharp_stick Dec 2014 #5

Welcome to the "We don't make enough money to buy your crap" economy, Ford. Initech Dec 2014 #6

Even evil old Henry Ford knew better Jackpine Radical Dec 2014 #8

I wish someone could relay that sentiment to our wannabe dictators the Koch Brothers. Initech Dec 2014 #9

Fuck, I remember when gas was $0.24 per gallon and I worried about it then. OffWithTheirHeads Dec 2014 #7

Solar and EV are what the saudi's are trying to kill...nt Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #23

Consumer Stocks are being shorted to Wellstone ruled Dec 2014 #10

what's the price of this new ford? onethatcares Dec 2014 #12

I work for a landscape company Motown_Johnny Dec 2014 #18

but, what is the price? onethatcares Dec 2014 #20

I heard $40K mentioned Motown_Johnny Dec 2014 #25

2015 Ford F-150 Price Range: $25,420 - $54,680 Purveyor Dec 2014 #26

Interesting observations about truck size to do the job. Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #24

Why are today's fullsize pickups so friggin HUGE??!! Populist_Prole Dec 2014 #17

some of it is the safety regulations Motown_Johnny Dec 2014 #19

Aluminum is a soft metal Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #21

Rebates on the horizon n/t Ellipsis Dec 2014 #27