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Politics : A US National Health Care System?
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To: John Koligman who wrote (6070)2/12/2009 2:58:02 PM
From: TimF   of 42652
 
The Republicans don't seem to have a problem demonizing union workers for wanting a decent wage and good health benefits

Republicans (or at least the smaller group "conservatives", and certainly "libertarian minded conservatives") don't generally demonize union workers for wanting a decent wage and good health benefits. To the extent that they demonize them at all (and its usually more "oppose" or "disagree with", rather than "demonize") it for trying its for asking for and getting special government benefits that help them control the supply of labor in certain situations, tending to push prices costs up, and worse decrease flexibility of operations, to an extent that makes some businesses uncompetitive, and in sectors where there is less competition, reduces the real after tax income of non-union workers by increasing prices charged for goods and services in the private sector, and increasing the cost of government.
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