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Episode 208: “Wage”ing War

Words & Numbers

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What I'm Anti-Union Is Monopolistic Protection

CNN's John Sutter says he is not anti-union, but against monopolistic protection. Union contracts in the U.S. are pegged to minimum wage and can't compete with non-union labor. If unions hadn't had government protection from competition, they would have innovated as union membership starts to decline,. The obvious questions just present themselves every single time: Why on earth are we back here yet again?

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