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by paulryanrogers 1052 days ago
Is it unbridled that accomplishes that? Before regulations and unions people worked more hours per week, even children, and were exploited to a criminal degree. Mostly the profits went to capital owners. Collective assets like the environment suffered. Progress was certainly made and highly visible, yet at great cost.
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> Mostly the profits went to capital owners

probably not the best example, today this is much worse vs. during the early days of the Industrial Revolution