The wealthy should repay their debt to society.
That the rich should help the poor
A company that controls an entire industry
There was very little need for skilled labor
Knights of Labor
An important labor union formed in 1869. It supported equal pay for women, an end to child and convict labor, and other improvements for workers..
The decisions showed that businesses have rights.
They secretly gave money to members of Congress. This qualifies as bribery and would be illegal today.
To push for temperance.
Thomas Edison
Bad working conditions
The Laissez faire economic policies had many outcomes, For instance, businesses paid their workers very low pay. Also, the air and water suffered high rates of pollution. The idea of free choice also created poverty traps that people were unable to escape.