They were touring one of the new modern factories, and Ford playfully turns to Reuther and says, "" Hey Walter, how are you going to get these robots to pay union dues? "" And Reuther shoots back, "" Hey Henry, how are you going to get them to buy cars? "" Reuther's problem in that anecdote is that it is tough to offer your labor to an economy that's full of machines, and we see this very clearly in the statistics.