Re:NYC's brand new subway is the most expensive in the world
by c3534l on Monday January 02, 2017 @01:58AM
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I think it's a mistake to place the blame on weak unions, not only because there's really no evidence presented for it, but also because New York City actually has very strong unions, unlike the rest of the US.
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Re:NYC's brand new subway is the most expensive in the world
by usrusr on Monday January 02, 2017 @08:31AM
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When groups that are used to struggle from a position of weakness chance into power, they rarely use it as responsibly as they should. Like the dilemma of revolutions creating even more oppressive governments, but generalized.
Now in this case, we are talking about a long tradition of established power, not about a weak group suddenly rising. But I think the pattern might still apply: The rare powerful unions are not recent underdogs, but they feel a cultural oneness with the weak ones in other places. It must be very tempting to believe that you are fighting the fight of the typical weak union when you are actually expanding on the excesses of the rare powerful ones.
Re:NYC's brand new subway is the most expensive in the world
by maverick_iceman on Monday January 02, 2017 @12:50PM
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>revolutions creating even more oppressive governments
Counterexample: US.