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jtdavis posted:

I have always had good health insurance, but I haven't had it for $130 a month since the early 70s. Yes, I did pay for it too. It came out of my pay before I got any money.

The thing that helped the middle class out more than anything else was unions. The republicans never passed or favored a bill that helped unions.  Too many blue collar workers have been brainwashed into believing they don't need a union, the company will take care of them.

Unions have always been a double edged sword that has cut both the target (business owners) and its owner (the workers). When used correctly like the old medieval craft guilds, it makes sure that workers receive proper compensation for their work and society is the better for their presence. When used incorrectly to rob business owners of their just profits and protect shoddy performers, businesses close or move and communities suffer.

For the reason that unions can both be good and bad, I believe most republicans are ambivalent about unions and try to stay out of labor-management disputes.

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