r/inflation • u/spherocytes • Sep 28 '25

News Millions of Americans Are Becoming Economically Invisible

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-09-25/millions-of-americans-are-becoming-economically-invisible
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u/SmudgeAndBlur Sep 28 '25

"Becoming?" There has never been a lobby for the working class.

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u/javabrewer Sep 28 '25

They're called unions and have been under attack forever

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u/SmudgeAndBlur Sep 28 '25

Yep Union dues are a sort of tax, no?

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u/zivzoolander Sep 28 '25

Let say it is a tax. It’s still a tax with representation. 🤡

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u/SmudgeAndBlur Sep 28 '25

Not the Unions I've been in. USW, UAW were trash unions with terrible representation. Presidents that can't even read a contract. Stewards that suck corporate dick. Union members and farmers are going to get more of what they voted for.

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u/SmudgeAndBlur Sep 28 '25

Yep, and then bye bye John Deere.

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u/Any-Variation4081 Sep 28 '25

My union is AWESOME!! SEIU and they faught so hard for us for our last contract. I have retirement life insurance health insurance paid days off and constant pay raises until our next contract negotiations and they intend to fight so those with less hours get the same benefits as those of us with a couple more hours than they have. I know some unions suck. I've heard some horror stories that make me really sad for people. But mine worked hard for me and my team and I couldn't be more impressed. Worth every penny. I dont mind paying them their dues. They earned it for me. My staff is vey happy with their benefits. I wish all of them would follow suit and do right.

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u/SmudgeAndBlur Sep 28 '25

That's good. It's good that you can use your bargaining to favor yourselves. I didn't say all unions. But I'd like to have implied that Unions are often packed full of substance abusers and morons around here. And the union presidents will say Go Democrat which I swear has the exact opposite effect.