unions

[Tahir Wood]

Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 15:57:48 -0400
From: Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com>
Subject: Re: unions
No? The world is a lot more complex than your simple class model - 
the economy is more complex, and so are social strata. A rentier is 
not the same as a capitalist; a senior VP isn't the same as the 
manager of a McDonalds; a manager of a McDonald's isn't the same as 
the owner of a chain of MCD's franchises; the francisee isn't the 
same as the CEO of MCD's; the CEO isn't the same as a shareholder; 
the owner of 100 shares isn't the same as a rich individual who may 
own 10,000 shares or a pension fund manager who owns 1,000,000. They 
work, act, and think differently, and have different interests. Or 
are you a vol. 1 Marxist?
Doug

Way to go Doug. This is a big question, and shouldn't be answered in an 'ideological' way ever. The two class model is often pronounced, but hardly ever substantiated in any way.
Tahir