When Ford famously introduced the $5 day, which was twice the prevailing wage at the time, he didn't just increase the productivity of his factories, he converted exploited autoworkers who were poor into a thriving middle class who could now afford to buy the products that they made.
福特引入时薪$5的举措广为人知， 时薪$5是当时通用标准的两倍， 这不仅提升了 福特工厂的生产力， 他使得被剥削的贫困的汽车工人， 成为蒸蒸日上的中产阶级， 有能力购买自家产品。