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Members of my extended family LEFT China to escape the results of the Cultural Revolution there.

Some of the ones that didn't leave, wound up dead. Along with a few dozen million of their fellow subjects.

I'll pass on leftist utopias, thanks.

Back to the subject: How many more U.S. industries have been degraded or ruined by unions, as the coal industry was? GM buckled under the weight of huge union-demanded pensions and retirements, to the point where they were losing $4,000 per car sold in their last few non-govt years. And that was AFTER they cut so much quality and "nice stuff" that their cars were cheap plastic imitations with some of the worst repair histories in the industry.

Any others?

Sowell's point is extremely valid. Not for nothing did economists call United Mine Workers President John Lewis "The greatest Oil Salesman in the world" after his singlehanded destruction of the coal industry. How many coal-mine workers did he un-employ?

<blockquote data-quote="Little-Acorn" data-source="post: 155147" data-attributes="member: 2131">Members of my extended family LEFT China to escape the results of the Cultural Revolution there.Some of the ones that didn&#039;t leave, wound up dead. Along with a few dozen million of their fellow subjects.I&#039;ll pass on leftist utopias, thanks.Back to the subject: How many more U.S. industries have been degraded or ruined by unions, as the coal industry was? GM buckled under the weight of huge union-demanded pensions and retirements, to the point where they were losing $4,000 per car sold in their last few non-govt years. And that was AFTER they cut so much quality and &quot;nice stuff&quot; that their cars were cheap plastic imitations with some of the worst repair histories in the industry.Any others?Sowell&#039;s point is extremely valid. Not for nothing did economists call United Mine Workers President John Lewis &quot;The greatest Oil Salesman in the world&quot; after his singlehanded destruction of the coal industry. How many coal-mine workers did he un-employ?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Little-Acorn, post: 155147, member: 2131"] Members of my extended family LEFT China to escape the results of the Cultural Revolution there. Some of the ones that didn't leave, wound up dead. Along with a few dozen million of their fellow subjects. I'll pass on leftist utopias, thanks. Back to the subject: How many more U.S. industries have been degraded or ruined by unions, as the coal industry was? GM buckled under the weight of huge union-demanded pensions and retirements, to the point where they were losing $4,000 per car sold in their last few non-govt years. And that was AFTER they cut so much quality and "nice stuff" that their cars were cheap plastic imitations with some of the worst repair histories in the industry. Any others? Sowell's point is extremely valid. Not for nothing did economists call United Mine Workers President John Lewis "The greatest Oil Salesman in the world" after his singlehanded destruction of the coal industry. How many coal-mine workers did he un-employ? [/QUOTE]

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