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Old March 6th 04, 04:47 PM
Dee D. Flint
 
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"N2EY" wrote in message
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In article , Mike Coslo
writes:
Actually I think it's simpler than that. They have to consider both the
short-term buck and the long-term buck.

Henry Ford was criticized by other industrialists because he paid workers

the
princely sum of $5 per day. His response was that it did not make sense to

him
to have people building a product they could not afford to buy. He traded

off
the short-term buck of higher wages for the long-term buck of a bigger

market.
I don't think he did this out of any love for the workers or the country,

but
rather because he saw a bigger picture.


Exactly, he saw that by looking at the longterm, his overall total profits
would be enhanced. He wanted a longterm, stable income than a quick buck.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE