On Tuesday, February 25, 2014 5:30:56 PM UTC-6, F*O*A*D wrote:
On 2/25/14, 6:23 PM, Tim wrote:

On Tuesday, February 25, 2014 5:11:27 PM UTC-6, F*O*A*D wrote:





It's not a matter of dictating, it's a matter of making sure there is a



safety net for those in need, and ways for lower income Americans to do



better for themselves and their families. To name a few:







eight hour work day



Dreamed up by Robert Owen (communist) But actually implemented by Henry Ford (Republican)





Owen was a socialist, not a communist. He was an early advocate for a

shorter worker day.



The eight hour day came about as a national cause because of worker

strikes and other union activities in New York and Chicago and some

other cities in the 1870s and 1880s, 35 years before Henry Ford jumped

aboard that ship.

I'm familiar with the United Mine Workers probably getting the actual 8 hr. day, but Henry Ford was the first to really promote it and make it work well.

Owen was an inspiration to Karl Marx. so....

BTW, Owens euphoria cities (New Lanark England and New Harmony Indiana) didn't go over so well. Now they're not more than a tourist traps.