Posted on 04/21/2015 2:36:13 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear
“Ford could do those things in a world with far lower taxes and much less regulation.”
Maybe less regulation, but income taxes for the highest earners were 80% to over 90% in the forties when the union started at Ford.
Kaiser Permanente? I think they were a big contracting company and began the first health maintenance organization for its employees.
You might find something here:
Ford made the reforms much earlier than that. Before the 16th amendment if I’m not mistaken.
I’m jealous but then again, I was a little shy back in 61 when I first got my license. Now, ‘62 was Katy Bar The Door time.
Thanks. It was just one of those "tip of the brain" things that I couldn't quite dislodge from my memory banks.
We had a '56 Chevy 210, with much of the same experiences. It was fully equipped. It had a heater, and rubber floor mats. The interior was easy to wash. My folks would pull up to a lake and throw a couple of buckets of water on the floor. I really splurged, and bought an AM radio for it in '63. The sticker price for the car was $1,600.
And it turns out we can all blame Monkey Wards after all!
bkmk
I got my license in ‘72, in junior high school. Took me 2-3 years to get over the shyness too....
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