Argus Posted April 6, 2014 Report Posted April 6, 2014 No they don't. All they have proven is when an industry faces little competition they can collude with the company to raise prices for the consumer. As soon as an industry faces real competition unionized companies cannot compete and unions have to either accept wage/benefit cuts or see their jobs disappear. And yet European corporations, all of them unionized, seem able to compete fairly succesfully on the world stage. European societies are healthier, and have far less crime, poverty, and income inequality than the US. Quote "A liberal is someone who claims to be open to all points of view — and then is surprised and offended to find there are other points of view.” William F Buckley
Moonlight Graham Posted April 6, 2014 Report Posted April 6, 2014 No they don't. All they have proven is when an industry faces little competition they can collude with the company to raise prices for the consumer. As soon as an industry faces real competition unionized companies cannot compete and unions have to either accept wage/benefit cuts or see their jobs disappear. That doesn't address anything I said whatsoever. Regardless of anyone's personal opinion on unions (good vs bad), at least 2 facts are clear: 1. Do unions "re-balance the control of profits & capital within companies" among owners & employees or not (in other words, remove the monopoly of ownership control of profits/capital)? Of course they do. 2. Do unions prove that "nothing inherent within capitalism or a market economy that says owners of the productive means within the company are required to have 100% control of all profits"? Of course they do. Quote "All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain Partisanship is a disease of the intellect.
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