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Economy

Srkdqltr

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3. Geee. If people can't afford cars Ford can't sell them. You 🤔 think?

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2026, 10:47 AM

11 hrs ago

Take money from the folks who buy those trucks and no trucks are sold.
Amazing. Old Henry Ford knew that when he upped his workers pay so they could buy what they made. That lesson is long lost. To woke.

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Geee. If people can't afford cars Ford can't sell them. You 🤔 think? Srkdqltr 11 hrs ago #3