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		2OEH8eoCRo0 6 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Now That He Has No Power, Mitt Romney Says "Tax th... Money is often a proxy for influence. Keeping your mill owners happy is usually good for the mill workers.

a4isms 2 days ago | [–]

So the workers at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory should have locked all the factory exits themselves? Keeping the employees from taking breaks was definitely the thing that made the owner happy.

estearum 6 days ago | [–]

Lol

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