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0 pointsAnimalMuppet7mo ago0 comments

I agree except for the word "political". Unions destroyed Detroit by their cost far more than by their politics. Particularly the cost of the pensions and the work rules.

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JumpCrisscross7mo ago

Political as in the political incentives of union leadership is to constrain entry into their electorate and extract rents for their members.

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JumpCrisscross7mo ago

Political as in the political incentives of union leadership is to constrain entry into their electorate and extract rents for their members.

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