Milton Friedman Debates Naomi Klein

Milton Friedman Debates Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism.

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[svvmichael1]

@manhunter86 Actually, the middle-class lifestyle is IN SPITE of unions. Unions price labor too high, which raises prices, which is hardest on the poor and middle-class. Unions are reviled by most americans (68% of Americans dislike unions). Unions have forced companies to move overseas. Except in righ-to-work states, where BMW,VW, Audi, Toyota, etc all have NON-union manufacturing. PWNED.

[RJordan0220]

Naomi Klein seems like a talking sound board.

[metzger90]

@manhunter86 Why shouldn't I have the right to CHOOSE if I pay union dues? Why am i FORCED into paying into their stupid little club?

[metzger90]

@1canyonguy And you know who that 1% is? The government, sure the richest 1% have a lot of money, and use that money to convince the political 1% to create more barriers of entry in the form of "regulations" for their industry to keep them rich. Government is the problem, they can STEAL your money at gunpoint, a business has to do the work of willingly parting you with your money. Voluntary systems are best.

[svvmichael1]

@manhunter86 FACT: The southern (R2W) states are producing more cars, better cars, and are made by non-union americans who are happier than their idiot union counterparts in MI. It is only a matter of time before all auto plants close there and move to R2W states. The only reason they haven't yet is the unconstitutional NLRB has blocked it, just like they FORCED American Airlines to buy 200 planes from a French company instead of a US company, costing 9,000 US jobs. FACT FACT FACT

[svvmichael1]

@manhunter86 Everything you posted is a BLATANT lie. FACT: Unions are a main reason why companies MUST move jobs overseas. FACT: Right-to-work states have much lower unemployment, rising GDP, greater middle-class lifestyle, and less crime. Unconstitutional Union states have the highest unemployment, dropping GDP, high crime, higher taxes, and poor lifestyle. FACT: Unions only help bad, lazy workers and union hierarchy (like Jimmy Hoffa Jr making $3 million/yr)...

[manhunter86]

@svvmichael1 Unions have not "forced" companies to move- a surplus of population and a dearth of middle class jobs have robbed them of leverage, as well as the BS of "right to work" aka "right to exploit" states. The decline in US standard of living coincides with a decline in union membership- FACT. So that shows the greater the percentage of union membership, the higher the standard of living. You are so owned, as usual.

[manhunter86]

@svvmichael1 As usual, the actual facts kill you. The unions are the ones that CREATED the "middle-class lifestyle". Oh, because Henry Ford himself felt compelled to pay his workers more, the 40 hour workweek, pensions, benefits, and workplace protections all happened on their own? NOT. You may have found a rightwing poll showing that many Americans dislike unions- I see the same percentage going the other way when it comes to these loser GOP governors in WI and MI attacking them.

[1canyonguy]

We are living in the proof that the system we now have does not work and only worked well for about 70yrs before they took away protections like the glass stegall act AND since nothing has been done we will continue on that path. Estimates of another 5 years at least like Japan (remember them?) they were the other system like ours that had a depression that lasted over 12yrs- If you dont remember your mistakes and make corrective action you will repeat them.

[1canyonguy]

The golden rule today is "Those with the gold make the rules" They contol it all you can call it trickle down or whatever- The money for all is controlled by the 1% and they plan to keep it -they could give a shit about you- they want to support their dynastys which means the status quo like Wars,Ect -

Join the 99% global movement before your forced to but at least participate in your own democracy -You dont have to be sheeple- you can be decorative and usefull at the same time.