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BearMtnHIB wrote: Then you have nothing to complain about- all is good.
You must be in agreement with Obama then- the economy is fine.
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cydl wrote: Many of those 'robber barons' also insured their workers were kept in perpetual poverty with company towns, company stores, and company currency. If the workers tried to better their lot the 'robber barons' hired thugs to keep them in line and killed many of them. Then there's the child labor sweatshops. And how about the railroads built on the bodies of many workers?
A free market based upon mutual respect of labor and employer is fine. But sooner or later either side can get greedy (yes, the unions became as bad as the companies IMO) and self-regulation seems to not be an option.
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