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The EU is the exact opposite. It started out as the union of coal and steel "community" (for the bosses of the companies). It is the exact opposite of a worker'
by candiodari 9y ago
The EU is the exact opposite. It started out as the union of coal and steel "community" (for the bosses of the companies). It is the exact opposite of a worker's union: for the largest part of it's existence it was 50% dedicated to taking away rights of employees. It very much was a voice for capitalists, owners and generally the ultra-rich (not even the 0.1%, we're barely talking the top 10 richest of Europe at the time here)
- MichaelMoser123 9y agoYes, very confusing how the EU commissioners get appointed, but they do seem to have a lot of real power.
- jordanb 9y agoAnother example is how the ECB has no dual mandate. Its only mandate is to control inflation. It has no mandate to limit unemployment. As the Euro crisis began to cause political instability they've backed off a little, but they took their single mandate very seriously and stuck to their "no fiscal stimulus" guns for a very long time during the crisis.