re: #355 ralphieboy

Nobody seems to mind when people band together to create a corporation, which allows for collective bargaining on the part of the employer.

Yes, unions are big money. So are big corporations. And compared to the latter, they are chump change.Yes, they redistribute wealth. Why is that such an abhorrent concept? They redistribute wealth to those who work to earn it.

Yes, they influence voting, but our Supreme Court also allows corporations to annonymously contribute to campaigns and influence not only voters, but politicians directly.

I found this quote from the second article telling:
“Of the top 20 biggest givers in federal-level politics over the past 20 years, 10 are unions; just four are corporations. The three biggest public unions gave $171.5 million for the 2010 elections alone, according to The Wall Street Journal. That’s big money.”

Not exactly “chump change”.