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Assignment:
How are Fitzhugh's racist anxieties about capital and labor evident in the history and contemporary political economy of tipping, and what broader lessons should this history hold for the American political economy?
Please watch the video attached from 0:00 to 9:30 and choose a specific scene (please give the time at which the scene is) that you think would connect with the following excerpt from George Fitzhugh's "Sociology for the South; or, the Failure of Free Society". Please also answer the question above. Please give a detailed explanation of the scene in the video and the connection between the scene from the video and the excerpt.
Also, please connect the video scene chosen to contemporary politics, please focus on a specific issue from today that can relate to what is being said throughout the excerpt and video from the scene chosen.
Link to Video: The Racist History of Tipping, Minimum Wage and the Fight for Equity | Unpack That
George Fitzhugh's Sociology for the South; or, the Failure of Free Society Quote
"The statistics of France, England, and America show that pauperism and crime face pari passu with liberty and equality. How can it be overwise, when all of society is combined to oppress the poor and the weak-minded? The rich man, however good he may be, employs the laborer who will work for the least wages. If he is a good man, his punctuality enables him to cheapen the wages of the poor man. The poor war with one another in the race of competition, in order to get employment, by underbidding; for laborers are more abundant than employers. Population increases faster than capital" (Fitzhugh).