
S23 E2: The Equality Trap (Ben Ansell)
The Next Big Idea Daily
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The Importance of Unionization in the New Economy
The way that America had more equal outcomes in the 1950s and 60s was yes, in part, through taxation. But it was actually pre-taxation for the most part. And that was in part because labor unions were much stronger. The problem in America today is that the union movement is largely in the public sector rather than in the private sector. So interesting things to look at are how successful will the labor mobilization in Amazon be? You know, how do you unionize workers in our new economy? Right.
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