[lit-ideas] FW: Re: Nation Building, Nyet

From: "Andy Amago" <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "lit-ideas" <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 17:37:20 -0500
The "ts" of tsar, it's soft. I can't think of an English soft de sound. 
Delegation is hard.  Divine is short but hard too.  

 

>
> My reference is the History Channel.  I suspect that it would be rather
> awkward for Ford to go on record as saying, I'm giving people a raise so
> they can buy my cars and make me rich.  His altruism was what altruism
> should be, a win/win.
>
> Regarding Walter's spelling of kak dela, as kak dsela, there's a very very
> slight "t" sound, pretty much unnoticeable, immediately after the "d", the
> way the English word "jeans" transliterates as djinzy (y signifying the
> plural).  If you pronounce jeans, notice how the initial j sound has a d
in
> front of it.  Kak dela admittedly is never transliterated with an s. 
> Walter is either being a purist, or he made a typo and waited for me to go
> into a rant.  Very funny, Walter.
>
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Robert Paul <robert.paul@xxxxxxxx>
> > To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Date: 2/7/2006 5:06:04 PM
> > Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Nation Building
> >
> > > I think [Ford] raised the wage so people could go out and buy his
cars,
> > > literally.  Who needs a car if there's no time to drive it? 
> >
> >
> > The reasons I gave for his instituting an eight hour day were the 
> > reasons Ford gave, whether you think so or not. There's no reason of 
> > course why he couldn't have had more than one reason for raising wages 
> > and in fact he did. By more than doubling the prevailing wage in the 
> > industry, Ford was also able to develop a loyal (if not ideologically 
> > loyal) workforce.
> >
> > At five dollars a day, a Ford worker would have made around $1300, 
> > gross; less if there was no work on holidays. In 1914 a Model-T cost 
> > about $650, so it would have been hard for a Ford factory worker to
have 
> > bought one: Ford demanded payment up front and didn't offer an 
> > installment plan.
> >
> > Robert Paul
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