The basic History of Welfare Capitalism;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welfare_capitalism
Henry Ford and Welfare Capitalism;
http://www-personal.umd.umich.edu/~p...eDollarDay.htm
Interesting article concerning the current condition and fate of WC;
http://www.slate.com/articles/busine...vacations.html
University of Chicago article relating to The Pullman Palace Car Company and Sear Roebuck.
http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohisto...ages/1332.html
And, finally, a suggestion that we should return to the model of Welfare Capitalism;
http://www.dailyfinance.com/2011/09/...e-our-country/
Seems to me trying to convince modern day capitalists, steeped in the age of benefit slashing, outsourcing, downsizing and blatant Gordon Gekko-esque self-serving greed that
generosity is the key to national success might be a tall order.
But, then again, the history also indicates that the control over workers lives that employers assumed in exchange for the capitalist welfare model led to some pretty ugly confrontations anyhow.
It would seem that whoever may hold the leash, no one really likes to be at the subordinate end, no matter what goodies are at stake. (Well, there may be some wierdos who do, but that's something else.)
So, how do we reconcile very real human needs without sacrificing human dignity in the process?
Also, I believe this kind of explodes the Randian notion, as history shows they did it to themselves................
Dave