September 05, 2004
Help Me Fact-Check?
WARNING: Click the link below with caution. Per
Susie, it may send you to pop-up heck.
I've got a deadline coming up, so anyone who wants to should feel free to jump in here and dissect this.
The gist is that a lot of Republicans simply take for granted the legislative gains that were (supposedly) won by liberal activists and agitators. Some of it's "fish in a barrel" stuff, but there are a few points here that will require a little digging. E-mail me or leave comments if you have special sources or insight.
One of the obvious spinoff topics for discussion: how should a good libertarian feel about unions specifically and collective bargaining in general?
I'm hoping to send it back to the friend who forwarded it at the end of the week—Friday or Saturday very latest. And, of course, I'll link those who helped, both in my missive and here around the ol' blog.
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I apologize for not getting specific, but I've been blogging like crazy all day myself and I'm tired.
The whole notion breaks down because the author assumes that only liberals support the FDA or what have you.
This is nothing more than an oversimplification of the most tedious kind.
Posted by: Jeff Harrell at September 05, 2004 09:08 PM (UAuME)
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Might want to warn people not to click that link if using IE--I got assaulted by pop up windows and barely escaped with my eyesight...
Posted by: Susie at September 05, 2004 11:18 PM (aGSjc)
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In a competitive industry, unions are entirely legitimate. The right to form unions derives from freedom of association.
The story is different in government agencies and legally-protected monopolies: public schools, fire & police, air traffic control. Since people have no alternative to using these services, the right to strike does not exist in the same pure state that it does in the private sector.
"Entirely legitimate" does not always mean that unions are in the best interest of the employee himself. Clearly, overly-detailed work rules have contributed to the problems of the American automotive industry, for example.
Posted by: David Foster at September 06, 2004 07:43 AM (XUtCY)
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