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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsArchie Bunker’s Brilliant (?) Summary Of What Equal Pay Would Do To America
Remember when conversations like this happened in every household? Even worse, 10 or 20 years before this, it was just automatically assumed that the wage disparity was fine and dandy. How far we've come ... and how far we have yet to go!
Watch the 2:03 video here:
http://www.upworthy.com/archie-bunkers-brilliant-summary-of-what-equal-pay-would-do-to-america?c=reccon1
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Archie Bunker’s Brilliant (?) Summary Of What Equal Pay Would Do To America (Original Post)
doxydad
Jun 2014
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TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)1. But, you gotta admit...
"...a rib. The cheaper cut!" was a great line.
Yeah, I know, but you still laughed.
Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)2. We watch Archie on Antenna TV
I watched it when it came out in the late 60's early 70's. It's amazing how things don't change. Still low wages, still inequality, still racism.
csziggy
(34,136 posts)3. Here is the YouTube clip rather than going through a third site
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)4. That was perfect.
edbermac
(15,939 posts)5. Better are his thoughts on gun control.
A show years ahead of its time. Carroll O'Connor was brilliant.