But do they have any real economic power?

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But do they have any real economic power?

ER — 7/23/2013 5:06:51 PM (archived)

Do they support the workers, or the Communist Party? I really don't know, but I suspect in China business and government work hand in hand, and the worker takes a back seat.

Una mano lava la otra, y las dos lavan la cara.
(One hand washes the other, and they both wash the face).

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Okay, I would like to start a thread and I would really like it to stay on topic, if at all possible. - Jody - 7/23/2013 3:09:50 PM
- "Middle-out" Economics. - RobVG - 7/24/2013 3:56:19 AM
  - Names matter - Robert - 7/24/2013 4:41:56 PM
    - Question - SteveS - 7/25/2013 2:50:33 PM
      - I guess it depends on your age - Robert - 7/25/2013 7:17:03 PM
        
        The Pew Report - TB - 7/26/2013 8:11:51 PM
        
        Age of the fantasy - SteveS - 7/26/2013 5:00:49 PM
        
        Note the 1970-1980 dip... - ER - 7/25/2013 9:39:07 PM
        
        Here ya go... - TB - 7/25/2013 8:51:21 PM
        
        thanks! - Robert - 7/25/2013 9:30:48 PM
        
        Actually, that chart doesn't show who's in those groups over time at all. - TB - 7/25/2013 10:19:06 PM
    - Trickle down economics - ER - 7/24/2013 7:15:02 PM
    - Did you read the article? - TB - 7/24/2013 5:42:13 PM
      - "every Democratic policy over the past five years" - Robert - 7/24/2013 6:16:59 PM
        
        Obamacare was signed into law on March of 2010. - TB - 7/24/2013 7:01:58 PM
  - Are you a recent convert? Welcome :-) - BuckGalaxy - 7/24/2013 5:47:55 AM
  - Aw, Rob... - TB - 7/24/2013 4:59:42 AM
    - I know, I know . n/t - RobVG - 7/24/2013 5:22:42 AM
- Simple, Right to Work Laws - SteveS - 7/23/2013 7:55:35 PM
  - You probably mean and believe that. Brainwashing is effective. - bowser - 7/24/2013 2:46:45 AM
  - That sword cuts both ways. - ER - 7/23/2013 8:53:22 PM
  - Leftism demands compulsion. - TB - 7/23/2013 8:44:02 PM
    - If it weren't for the compulsion, you'd be screwed. - bowser - 7/24/2013 12:09:02 AM
- You might have better luck on Current Events - Robert - 7/23/2013 5:34:34 PM
  - Sure Robert go ahead and move it...and thank you in advance.:) - Jody - 7/23/2013 6:08:48 PM
    - You can move threads of your own too, Jody. - TB - 7/23/2013 6:10:35 PM
      - Too late - Robert - 7/23/2013 6:12:12 PM
        
        I like the dashboard. - TB - 7/23/2013 6:16:04 PM
  - Freedom - TB - 7/23/2013 5:45:47 PM
    - I can definitely see a mental block being demonstrated here. - ER - 7/23/2013 9:38:29 PM
      - Yeah, me too. - TB - 7/23/2013 10:36:24 PM
- Unions, collective bargaining, and the right to strike. - ER - 7/23/2013 3:42:38 PM
  - Yeah, I think we all owe a debt to unions. - RobVG - 7/24/2013 12:35:14 AM
  - I don't think that is realistic anymore, ER. - Jody - 7/23/2013 4:10:07 PM
    - Take my word for it, - ER - 7/23/2013 4:17:00 PM
      - Maybe what is needed is a global minimum wage. n/t - RobVG - 7/24/2013 12:36:35 AM
      - 20 percent of the Chinese population is unionized. - TB - 7/23/2013 5:02:09 PM
        
        Wages in China are raising - Jody - 7/23/2013 6:17:51 PM
        
        To be fair, that's probably not because of unions. - TB - 7/23/2013 6:28:22 PM
        
        But do they have any real economic power? - ER - 7/23/2013 5:06:51 PM
        
        That is human nature ER...and on that note... - Jody - 7/23/2013 6:10:30 PM
        
        Re: But do they have any real economic power? - TB - 7/23/2013 5:12:06 PM
        
        Now you sound like Ed McMahon introducing Karnak the Magnificent. - ER - 7/23/2013 5:24:17 PM
        
        Another example of government/union synergy: - TB - 7/23/2013 5:23:07 PM
        
        In a free society, - ER - 7/23/2013 5:31:32 PM
        
        And another... - TB - 7/23/2013 5:28:21 PM
      - But we can't exist on what ifs...the fact is that now..at this time and place...we - Jody - 7/23/2013 4:25:36 PM
        
        ER's point is not some theoretical construct - BuckGalaxy - 7/23/2013 5:22:44 PM
        
        Okay...what about Auto workers? - Jody - 7/23/2013 6:12:39 PM
        
        GM and Chrystler are doing fine - BuckGalaxy - 7/24/2013 5:41:47 AM
        
        When resources are limited, there will be a struggle to divide them. - ER - 7/23/2013 4:59:37 PM

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