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What remarkably selfish capitalist motive finally pushed Henry Ford to invent the standard 40-hour work week?

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What remarkably selfish capitalist motive finally pushed Henry Ford to invent the standard 40-hour work week?

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What remarkably selfish capitalist motive finally pushed Henry Ford to invent the standard 40-hour work week?
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