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sinkingfeeling

(51,457 posts) Fri Feb 20, 2015, 11:28 AM Feb 2015

This Chart Shows How Unions Help Redistribute Wealth Throughout US Society

Why do unions matter? They increase wages and benefits for their members, sure—but do they have any impact on society as a whole?

The Economic Policy Institute (EPI), a progressive thinktank, published a chart earlier this week showing a striking correlation between the decline of union membership and the upsurge of income inequality.

http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/29192-this-chart-shows-how-unions-help-redistribute-wealth-throughout-us-society

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This Chart Shows How Unions Help Redistribute Wealth Throughout US Society (Original Post) sinkingfeeling Feb 2015 OP

K&R.... daleanime Feb 2015 #1

And this is why unions had to be destroyed n/t nichomachus Feb 2015 #2

Maybe it was unions, maybe the 1935 Revenue Act that raised tax to 75% on the wealthy HereSince1628 Feb 2015 #3

daleanime

(17,796 posts)

1. K&R....

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Fri Feb 20, 2015, 11:33 AM

Feb 2015

nichomachus

(12,754 posts)

2. And this is why unions had to be destroyed n/t

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Fri Feb 20, 2015, 05:43 PM

Feb 2015

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)

3. Maybe it was unions, maybe the 1935 Revenue Act that raised tax to 75% on the wealthy

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Original post)

Fri Feb 20, 2015, 06:10 PM

Feb 2015

also had something to do with that...

The social environment that built unions also generated progressive tax structure. There is a chicken and egg thing that needs be well sorted out.

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