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| + | In this new era, we have begun to see many wonderful changes that speed the manufacturing of products. Recently, a machine was developed that makes over 7,000 cigarettes an hour. This vastly improves on the workers who could only make 3,000 cigarettes a day. With slight changes, only fifteen of these tremendous machines, could meet all of America’s cigarette demands. This will put hundreds, if not thousands, of Americans out of the cigarette business; however, they should be able to find work in the production of these machines. Other new technologies have also transformed the way that our society works. Meat-processing plants quickly butcher animals in a systematic way, with a machine to do every job. By taking the human element out of it, the animals are butchered quickly, with less mistakes. Matches, furniture, cloth, grain products, soap, and canned goods will all soon be produced solely by machinery. This will lower the prices of many goods and boost the economy in numerous ways. | ||
==Editorial: Why the 8 hour workday is bad (Plaz)== | ==Editorial: Why the 8 hour workday is bad (Plaz)== | ||
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Article: ??? (Lauren)
Article: Stay up to date with new technology (Lydia)
In this new era, we have begun to see many wonderful changes that speed the manufacturing of products. Recently, a machine was developed that makes over 7,000 cigarettes an hour. This vastly improves on the workers who could only make 3,000 cigarettes a day. With slight changes, only fifteen of these tremendous machines, could meet all of America’s cigarette demands. This will put hundreds, if not thousands, of Americans out of the cigarette business; however, they should be able to find work in the production of these machines. Other new technologies have also transformed the way that our society works. Meat-processing plants quickly butcher animals in a systematic way, with a machine to do every job. By taking the human element out of it, the animals are butchered quickly, with less mistakes. Matches, furniture, cloth, grain products, soap, and canned goods will all soon be produced solely by machinery. This will lower the prices of many goods and boost the economy in numerous ways.
Editorial: Why the 8 hour workday is bad (Plaz)
We must stand strong and preserve the 12 hour work day. The 8 hour workday is a desperate attempt by workers to undermine the pillars of American capitalism and the American economy.
Radical workers want us to increase costs by hiring 3, not 2 shifts of laborers. This is preposterous! These workers also commonly demand wage increases so they may buy more goods for their families; however 8 hour days would cut their wages by a third. In addition our increased costs would have to be passed on to consumers, raising their prices and reducing their purchasing power.
In addition, we would have to hire a new shift of workers - increasing the competition for workers. We would be forced to employ blacks and immigrants to full our shortages, thus further decreasing wages already reduced by shorter hours and higher prices.
Thus it is our duty to save workers from themselves and oppose the 8 hour workday. We must inform the workers and their unions that the 8 hour day will only destroy the systems we built so hard to build and will leave thousands of workers out in the cold.
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