ETAB,
For once you’re right, but only in that I am proving the value of unions. And I’m doing that not just by mentioning what they have done but also what they haven’t done. As to why what percentage of Canadians are unionized auto workers is relevant, I mentioned that in response to your comment “the disastrous effects of unions in Canada has led to the collapse of the auto industry in Ontario”, to illustrate that while the auto industry in Canada is suffering, the rest of that countries’ economy is not. So if the existence of unions are so terrible in Canada why are those terrible effects only impacting such a small segment of the unionized workforce. Could it be because the auto industry is collapsing all on it’s own. After all, all auto companies (even those non-union foreign auto makers) are struggling.
Once again, the cost of living in Canada is not higher than the US. If you have credible information that home prices (or rent), food, and utilities are more expensive in Canada’s big cities versus the five largest cities in the US tell me where I can review this information.
Now if Canada has no investor class as you say, how is it that (according to the CRA) 70% of Canada’s workforce is employed by small business. That’s virtually identical to the US by the way. I think the question you should ask yourself is if you know what an investor class is.
Now I did research the statement PM Harper made in 9/09, and it’s to bad you didn’t read the actual article because if you had you should have noticed that PM Harper was speaking about the US recession. Opps, I guess that’s what happens when you get into the bad habit of repeating something you only heard versus actually learning what someone said.
On your comments on Mexico you are once again completely wrong. According to the Mexican Ministry of the Economy, the Mexican economy first began it’s mass industrial programs in the 1930’s and ¾ of the population live in or near Mexico city. Your positions are wrong because you’re basing those positions on fantasies and not facts.
To your comments on Milton Friedman and James Sherk they as you appear to be oblivious to the existence of own neighbors Canada and Mexico. If the absence of unions should remove the ’parasites’ of the economy why hasn’t that happened in Mexico? And why has the existence of unions in Canada not caused the collapse of the economy in Canada?
In closing I would like to point out that unions are beneficial to an economy and it’s workers for the same reason that a legislature is beneficial to a democracy and it’s citizens. Unions like democracies elect their leaders and chose their agendas. Now ETBA you and the other readers of this post are not advocating repealing Article One of the US Constitution are you?
