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Originally posted by Artos View PostRead 'Fly Boys' if you want to see how we used to get things done...we had fighter planes go from design to combat in months. Our bomber that ruled the sky was like less than 2 years & I think the original design test fuselage was made in three different locations & then buttoned up?? It was amazing the next gear we went into after Pearl Harbor. This was without email, fax or computers.
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Originally posted by LWC View PostI agree that the railroad was built in 6 years because we had labor that could be worked harder and for less money than is legally possible now. Guess what, people in the 1980's, 90's 00's and so on could be worked harder and for less money than is legally possible now.
And you'd have also found that real (as in inflation adjusted) wages basically haven't moved since the 70's, meaning they weren't being paid less in the 80s/90s/00s.
Originally posted by LWC View PostWhat is your point?
Part of the OP's quote stated "does anyone believe that contemporary Americans could build another transcontinental railroad in six years?" And I responded as to why it wouldn't be possible today.
It seems you're looking for something deeper. Sorry, there's nothing. No secret message, no hidden meaning.
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Originally posted by batmaninja View Postthe transcontinental railroad was built in 6 years because we had labor that could be worked harder and for less money than is legally possible now.
How many construction companies today do you think have illegal aliens on their payroll, making less than "the going rate"?
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Originally posted by sir shovelhands View PostHad you bothered looking, you'd have found that the difference between average hours worked in the 80s/90s/00s/today varies by about 1 hour per week. So, they weren't really working harder back then.
And you'd have also found that real (as in inflation adjusted) wages basically haven't moved since the 70's, meaning they weren't being paid less in the 80s/90s/00s.
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Originally posted by LWC View PostHad you bothered to read what you quoted, I said nothing about hours worked. I said the workers were worked harder. If you think people work harder today than they did 40 years ago, then we will just disagree.
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