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Originally Posted by woj
So you are claiming one of the most influential economists is wrong?
As proof you are offering a work of fiction written 100 years ago? 
(it could be worse, at least you didn't paste some bible verses as proof...  ) |
While the book may be categorized under fiction in your local book store, it is the farthest thing from it. The only reason it's regarded as fiction is because he had to change the names of the subjects he was writing about. Upton Sinclair was a gonzo journalist who worked for months in Chicago's meat packing industry experiencing everything written in the book firsthand. The book was actually a cataclyst for the formation of the F.D.A., so to say it's a work of fiction is disingenous. It was taken seriously enough at the time that president Roosevelt sent the labor commision to the stockyards to investigate the claims, which were confirmed.