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The eight-hour day didn't come from the generosity of the rich, but because workers fought like hell for it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight-hour_day http://
by akgerber 12y ago
The eight-hour day didn't come from the generosity of the rich, but because workers fought like hell for it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight-hour_day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight-hour_day
- lucb1e 12y agoRight now it's possible though. I'm not sure it was like that in the past. Maybe it was, I'm not saying it wasn't, but from what I heard people in general were a lot less wealthy in the past. The bottom 20% of society (in terms of income) still walks around in rich clothes compared to the top 20% a few hundred years ago while not working more hours.
- akgerber 12y agoWalmart clothes (the clothes of today's poor) aren't particularly nice compared to hand-tailored suits (the clothes of the upper crust hundreds of years ago, and presently).
- Turing_Machine 12y agoToday's poor almost all have numerous outfits (whether from Walmart or elsewhere). Poor people hundreds of years ago typically had one, count 'em, one garment. Maybe if they were slightly better off they'd have two (one for church and one for everyday wear, with the older one being rotated out for use as rags from time to time).