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FDR saw the pitfalls of collective bargaining power of public sector employees, too, and was against it.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt is a hero of the American left, and vilified by the American right. With his massive government spending, government expansion, and entitlement programs, he brought America into its current progressive era of big government and enormous tax rates for the rich.
However, it may surprise many readers to learn that FDR was staunchly opposed to collective bargaining rights for public sector workers.Why you ask? The reasons are simple --- When private sector workers strike, the do so for a larger share of company profits. When public workers strike, they do so for larger shares of tax revenues. In other words, they strike against taxpayers.
Another reason is the inherent corruption in collective bargaining for public sector workers. The moral trap is obvious; politicians will promise public unions sweetheart deals (that are fiscally unsustainable) in exchange for votes and campaign donations (paid with union dues).
The fact that these sweetheart deals are commonplace is proven when comparing federal worker pay in the USA to that pay earned by private sector workers.
Was FDR really against the alleged
FDR also didn't want blacks to have access to government programs.
And this is relevant...why, exactly?
It's relevant because folks like you still hold him up as your standards bearer...