The Real Class War

Re:The Real Class War by mc32 on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @10:16AM (#21638942)

Income stagnation is directly correlated to outsourcing and globalization. Union busting’s contribution to stagnation is sort of a side show. That’s to say strong unions cannot stop jobs from being sent overseas.

What good does it do you to have a union without members because all work has been sent overseas? None!

That’s Clinton and his MFN and fastracking into WTO. That’s who we have to thank as well as everyone who didn’t dare challenge that world view but rather cheerled it, including the Bushes and Obama.

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Re:The Real Class War by take_a_breath on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @10:38AM (#21639173)

You are taking theories and treating them as scientific facts.

Is it possible that weakening of unions made it easier for politicians to pass globalization policies which ultimately lead to wage stagnation?

Is it possible that trickle-down economics (lower taxes on the rich) lead to concentrated political power for the wealthy who were able to push policies that benefit them (Citizens United, Right to Work, stock buybacks, carried interest loopholes, NAFTA)?

Treating 40 years of economic history as a simple binary does nobody any favors. These things are very complex and deserve more than a brush-off.

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