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Re:Amazon instructs New York workers “don't sign” union cards by jmyeet on Saturday July 16, 2022 @12:07PM (#32119391)
This.

A lot of people, even economists, conflate the freedom of trade with the free movement of capital. They are not the same and not equivalent. I like to point people to this comic [1] that someone made when the TPP was hot news as it accurately describes this in a very accessible way.

Neoliberalism serves the interests of the capital-owning class.

[1]: https://economixcomix.com/home/tpp/

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Re:Amazon instructs New York workers “don't sign” union cards by Dracophoenix on Sunday July 17, 2022 @01:28AM (#32124708)
There isn't a distinction. How is free trade possible if one isn't free to exchange one form of capital for another? Exchange requires movement.
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