[lit-ideas] Re: Nation Building, Nyet
- From: "Andy Amago" <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 17:30:22 -0500
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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