Becuase they would quit and work anywhere else after a few days. In 1913 Ford had to hire over 52,000 workers just to maintain an active factory workforce of 1

Becuase they would quit and work anywhere else after a few days. In 1913 Ford had to hire over 52,000 workers just to maintain an active factory workforce of 14,000. https://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2012/03/04/the-story-of-henry-fords-5-a-day-wages-its-not-what-you-think/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2012/03/04/the-stor... > The reason is because people were literally starving in the countryside. Because their land was stolen during enclosure.