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Ron Pedersen, Jr., reminds us that Labor Day is about Labor, not beer and skittles, and finds precedent:
It is not uncommon to find American businesses today that, like Pharaoh, always demand more. More sales. More production. Beat last year’s or last quarter’s figures. Work harder; work faster. We even have an entire industry of energy drinks dedicated to help make it happen.
But the deeper relevance of the Pharaoh story for today is the question of who benefits from the increased production. What did the Hebrew slaves get in return for their extra labors? Nothing. Egypt’s splendor was built on their backs.
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