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Re:When Henry Ford Doubled His Minimum Wage (2014) by 50656E6973 on Thursday May 02, 2019 @08:36AM (#19807173)
>Except that the rest of the industry followed suit as well

How long did it take for the rest of them to follow suit, and was it just the automotive industry, or the entire market that did so?

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Re:When Henry Ford Doubled His Minimum Wage (2014) by srfilipek on Thursday May 02, 2019 @08:52AM (#19807297)
> was it just the automotive industry, or the entire market that did so?

Ford basically started the trend that would create the middle class in the US at large (somewhat arguable, but commonly attributed to him and this decision).

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