L4sBotBanned from communityB to Today I LearnedEnglish · 2 年前TIL many US companies in the late 1800s-1938 would pay their employees in company scrip, a currency issued by the employer and can only be used in company owned stores where they upcharged exorbita...en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up1183arrow-down14cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1179arrow-down1external-linkTIL many US companies in the late 1800s-1938 would pay their employees in company scrip, a currency issued by the employer and can only be used in company owned stores where they upcharged exorbita...en.wikipedia.orgL4sBotBanned from communityB to Today I LearnedEnglish · 2 年前message-square16linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareFollyDollylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 年前Oh it’s even better. Look up the battle of Blair Mountain. Where the US government dropped bombs on protesting coal miners, whose only crime was wanting to be paid in real currency.
Oh it’s even better. Look up the battle of Blair Mountain. Where the US government dropped bombs on protesting coal miners, whose only crime was wanting to be paid in real currency.