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1. everything I've ever read

Sat Nov 9, 2013, 12:30 PM

Nov 2013

states that he increased his employees' wages so they could afford the cars they were building

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Minimum wage challenge: Why did Henry Ford double his employees wages? [View all] vinny9698 Nov 2013 OP

everything I've ever read dlwickham Nov 2013 #1

Me too. ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #3

He was a raging anti-Semite. Behind the Aegis Nov 2013 #13

Wow... How amazing is it that I spent 27 years living within 20 miles ScreamingMeemie Nov 2013 #22

He bankrolled the publication of the "Protocols" libel Recursion Nov 2013 #26

He wanted a stable and experienced labor force hack89 Nov 2013 #31

To keep his labour force, turnover was too high arthritisR_US Nov 2013 #4

+1 The myth of happy consumers is just myth leftstreet Nov 2013 #23

Ya, that was my understanding. I don't think he had an arthritisR_US Nov 2013 #29

Union organizers were creeping around the corner. demosincebirth Nov 2013 #5

Not really. former9thward Nov 2013 #19

I was not referring to the UAW demosincebirth Nov 2013 #25

Its telling that you don't say who you were referring to... former9thward Nov 2013 #28

I believe this is the right answer Major Nikon Nov 2013 #27

Too much money!! RobertEarl Nov 2013 #6

Yeah but after he gave them a raise he had to lay them off. Kingofalldems Nov 2013 #7

Me too BuelahWitch Nov 2013 #12

Same here 1000words Nov 2013 #15

Because he was a socialist? libdem4life Nov 2013 #14

So that he could rule over his employees with an iron fist. JVS Nov 2013 #16

THIS dairydog91 Nov 2013 #18

He wanted them to be able to afford his cars. snagglepuss Nov 2013 #17