Hollywood's Writers' Strike

Morrigoon · 01-08-2008, 03:16 PM

GD, NM, I think we can find some middle ground here. In a perfect capitalist economy, where everyone has all the information they need about pricing, their own personal value, etc., there is no need for unions. However, since it is nearly impossible for everyone to have all the information available to them, people make choices that they "logically" shouldn't, because they don't know that someone out there will pay/treat them better. The companies, likewise, do not always know that they're underpaying, and certainly if people who don't know any better are willing to work for a wage, then the companies have no motivation to pay more.

I guess Unions are the market's attempts to right itself.

Not saying I like unions, but I can see the role they play in trying to even the score.

01-08-2008, 03:16 PM	#15
Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	GD, NM, I think we can find some middle ground here. In a perfect capitalist economy, where everyone has all the information they need about pricing, their own personal value, etc., there is no need for unions. However, since it is nearly impossible for everyone to have all the information available to them, people make choices that they "logically" shouldn't, because they don't know that someone out there will pay/treat them better. The companies, likewise, do not always know that they're underpaying, and certainly if people who don't know any better are willing to work for a wage, then the companies have no motivation to pay more. I guess Unions are the market's attempts to right itself. Not saying I like unions, but I can see the role they play in trying to even the score. __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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