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September 04, 2010

What labor unions should demand is freedom » Ventura County Star

What labor unions should demand is freedom » Ventura County Star

Gary Calles, professor of economics at Pepperdine University wrote an excellent piece in the Ventura County Star. These are the final few paragraphs; I commend the entire piece to your attention.

Especially around Labor Day, unions reiterate long-debunked assertions that they benefit all workers. But their domestic and international protectionism by its nature harms the vast majority of workers, as George recognized.

He also saw that they did not really believe their own propaganda because “Protectionists are only protectionists in theory and politics. When it comes to buying what they want, all protectionists are free traders.”

That is why George’s work justifies renewed attention from workers and policy makers. It reveals that union protectionism “has been invented merely to serve the purpose of its inventors,” and that for workers to advance their true interests, “instead of accepting protection, what labor should demand is freedom.”

Read more: http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/sep/04/what-labor-unions-should-demand-is-freedom/#ixzz0ybOqqXaD - vcstar.com

Posted on September 04, 2010 at 06:34 PM in land, labor and capital, protection or free trade, tax reform, unburdening the economy, unemployment and underemployment, wages |

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