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You mention paying union folks like it is a bad thing, in line with "legalized "corruption"". Perhaps you should go work in a foundry, machine shop, or a mine

• msandford 12y ago
  Way to make a not-relevant comparison that doesn't really address my point! Ultimately this addresses my point best: “The highway department didn’t use to see the drivers as customers,” said Frank DePaola, administrator of the highway division for the department. “For a while there, the highway department was so focused on construction and road projects, it’s almost as if the contractors became their customers.” http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/18/us/rapid-construction-techniques-transform-infrastructure-repair.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/18/us/rapid-construction-tech... It is possible to get this kind of thing done with or without unions, but when unions have a strong presence it's harder because the union bosses know that this could mean fewer jobs, and for them, less power. People generally don't take a pay cut (or reduction in status) willingly.