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0 pointsJumpCrisscross6mo ago0 comments

> US trade policy destroyed Detroit

US trade, fleet environmental standards and yes, the unions turning into an insular political force each destroyed Detroit.

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AnimalMuppet6mo ago

I agree except for the word "political". Unions destroyed Detroit by their cost far more than by their politics. Particularly the cost of the pensions and the work rules.

JumpCrisscrossOP6mo ago

Political as in the political incentives of union leadership is to constrain entry into their electorate and extract rents for their members.

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