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The countries with the best human welfare indicators also have the highest percentage of people in unions. It’s the only countervailing force against plutocrati
by viburnum 7y ago
The countries with the best human welfare indicators also have the highest percentage of people in unions. It’s the only countervailing force against plutocratic power.
- stcredzero 7y agoIt’s the only countervailing force against plutocratic power. "Only?" It can itself, become a nexus of plutocratic power. The best antidote to corruption is transparency and the dispersal of power. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rStL7niR7gs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rStL7niR7gs
- viburnum 7y agoI’m talking about the Nordics at the top, with 70% of people in unions, followed by Germany/France/Benelux. Transparency doesn’t give create political power. Coordinating the interests of millions of workers takes organization, and a broad and politically active trade union movement is the only successful example in history of delivery widely shared prosperity.