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Because you do want it. Organized labor has introduced customs that you benefit from and take for granted. All you have to do is look at the difference in qua
by towelr34dy 8y ago
Because you do want it.
Organized labor has introduced customs that you benefit from and take for granted.
All you have to do is look at the difference in quality of life that came before and after the changes we obtained from organized labor in the 1800s/early 1900s.
Most people don't appreciate the extreme asymmetry between those who control capital and those who create the wealth of nations (26 individuals have the same worth as 3.5 Billion individuals)
In fact, just look at the quality of life of a worker in a place with strong labor (say most of the EU) vs say, the US.
- fuzz4lyfe 8y ago>In fact, just look at the quality of life of a worker in a place with strong labor (say most of the EU) vs say, the US. My wife is from the UK, I've looked into things there. I make 4 times what I would make in the UK, and that's before the additional taxes I'd pay (and before you ask the additional taxes for the NHS exceeds my spend for health insurance + copays). Sure they get about two weeks more vacation but I wouldn't trade that for 3/4ths of my salary why should I be forced to do so?
- lhopki01 8y agoI'd be interested to know what job pays 4 times as much in the US as the UK. Also the UK is not a good example of a place with strong labor. It's much closer to the US. Look at quality of life in places like Germany or Austria.
- fuzz4lyfe 8y agoI have some particular skills, UK firms simply can't afford workers like myself and thus don't really do business in the sector. A simple payscale.com comparison (not vouching for the data, it's just the first hit on google) Average Software Engineer Salary UK: £34,981 ($44908 USD) [0] US: $83,483 [1] The median salary is roughly double, if you are an outlier that number grows to about 4 fold. [0]https://www.payscale.com/research/UK/Job=Software_Engineer/Salary https://www.payscale.com/research/UK/Job=Software_Engineer/S... [1]https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Software_Engineer/Salary https://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Software_Engineer/S...