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Argumentative Essay: Henery Ford's Shorter Work Day

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EIGHT-HOUR WORK DAYS ARE FAIR There is nothing wrong whith working eight hours in a day. Shorter work days may work well for some companies, however many companies would find it dificult to stay in business. Employers would have to spend more money hiring extra workers for the now-empty shifts and workers woud likly face pay cuts. Six-hour work days migh work well for ofices where your job demands a lot of concentration becaus most people can only stay focused for 90 - 120 minuets. However factorys and other busenesses would find this impractical. Henery Ford did well when he shortend the day for his workers becaus the work was brutal and exausting. Fords workers were worn out by the end of the day. The factorys in France and Sweden that have

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