tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3143724362136202099.post2014946251101139394..comments2024-02-13T14:25:06.949-05:00Comments on the bottlenecked blog: Public Unions are Worse than Private UnionsHarrison Brookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05372315442336546216noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3143724362136202099.post-71614574602355467872011-03-02T23:40:29.204-05:002011-03-02T23:40:29.204-05:00Sheesh, how many times am I supposed to reevaluate...Sheesh, how many times am I supposed to reevaluate my presuppositions?<br /><br />Good points. I'll have to mull over them for a while.Harrison Brookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05372315442336546216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3143724362136202099.post-49651586152572165282011-03-02T20:05:02.576-05:002011-03-02T20:05:02.576-05:00Except that quote is deliberately worded to denigr...Except that quote is deliberately worded to denigrate the public side and make the private side sound good. An alternate way of putting it would be:<br /><br />"Private sector unions fight with management over consumer money. Government unions fight with politicians over taxpayer money."<br /><br />It's much more of a parallel.<br /><br />I won't argue with you about teaching, though: all teachers are ridiculously underpaid, but the perks are quite nice.Amikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3143724362136202099.post-61781071113794168472011-03-01T20:29:03.795-05:002011-03-01T20:29:03.795-05:00Then why does my job give me holidays off, a plann...Then why does my job give me holidays off, a planning period, and a nice comfy chair? Because my school, yes even my government school, is competing for my labor.<br /><br />I think biggest argument that swayed me was this quote:<br /><br />Private sector unions fight with management over an equitable distribution of profits. Government unions negotiate with politicians over taxpayer moneyHarrison Brookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05372315442336546216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3143724362136202099.post-53789978154218379612011-03-01T08:40:24.913-05:002011-03-01T08:40:24.913-05:001) $40 million over a 15-year period, spread acros...1) $40 million over a 15-year period, spread across the entire United States? Yeah, that's...sooooo much money. Hoo boy. $1.67 million a year, man, that's un-HEARD of in American elections! <br /><br />2) Government may be stronger than business, but both are far stronger than the individual worker. Unions are necessary because that "simple agreement" you speak of, absent regulation or the possibility of collective organizing, typically consists of "You will accept the offer I make, or get the hell out of my office." Theoretically one could just head over to Competitor B, but Competitor B will just make the same offer all over again--no real incentive to do otherwise.Amikenoreply@blogger.com