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Is it a feeling of imminent wealth? Or is it a feeling of equal opportunity for everyone? It seems disingenuous to frame it as "those silly Americans thinking t
by jimbob45 4y ago
Is it a feeling of imminent wealth? Or is it a feeling of equal opportunity for everyone? It seems disingenuous to frame it as "those silly Americans thinking they're about to be rich". You might as well frame unions as "protecting the most useless employees from being fired".
- tmp_anon_22 4y agoI'm sure its a complex mix of 200+ years of socioeconomic development that goes well beyond my glib comment. I do really believe there is something to it though and understanding American culture (and politics).
- hourago 4y ago> "protecting the most useless employees from being fired" Unions don't do that, that's pure propaganda. Unions bargain for more free time, better pay, better work conditions (healthier, safer).
- SketchySeaBeast 4y agoIt also plays into the whole phenomena where many people for some reason would rather ensure one person is punished than a hundred helped.
- scifibestfi 4y ago> Unions bargain for more free time, better pay, better work conditions (healthier, safer) They do that AND make it hard to fire useless employees. It's a mixed bag, as all organizational layers are.
- juve1996 4y agoMeh, useless employees will be there either way, union or not. That's just the world.
- jimbob45 4y agoYou're right - unions don't do that. They could be incorrectly perceived as doing that though, which is the comparison I'm making to "Americans love feeling like they're about to be rich". That's very clearly not how Americans feel and framing it that way is pure propaganda, as you put it.
- hourago 4y agoAnswering to the wrong comment? I never said that.
- kevin_thibedeau 4y agoYou might want to look into the practices of police unions. The inability to fire for bad behavior is part of why police forces turn into self serving monstrosities.