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If you are forced to be in the union, you're not united...you're coerced. If you choose to be, you are.

• vlovich123 3y ago
  I’m forced to pay taxes to the government and can’t opt out. Can still recognize that on balance it’s better in terms of building a larger, stable, more robust society than we’d have otherwise even with all the downsides that come with that coercion.
  • brightball 3y ago
    And yet, if you disagree you can still opt out of paying those taxes...by moving. Don't like the way your city, county or state spends the tax money? You can vote to change it or you can move. You can even do it nationally by moving to another country that you think does it better. We still get a choice. On balance, having a choice is always better than the alternative.
    • vlovich123 3y ago
      That’s a specious argument because you can equally say “You can choose by switching industries or going to a non-union employer or starting your own company”. In fact all of those can be easier than moving. Have you actually tried emigrating? Often not so easy unless you’re rich or have links to another country. In fact, it’s easier to join a non-union job than it is to move to a country without any form of taxation.