[quote=sdduuuude][quote=CA renter].. where public money and private corporations intersect.[/quote]
Of course, you include unions in this, which are just private corporations in disguise.[/quote]
We’ve already agreed that unions, themselves, could be considered “private,” but the individual union members are NOT private companies/employees. Compensation of the individual union members is determined by elected officials and is much more transparent than the individual compensation of those who own/control/work for private entities.
Also, with very few exceptions, we don’t have the huge fraud issues with unions that we do with private corporations; again, because it is more transparent than the deals with private companies. The primary incentive that unions can offer is campaign contributions, but private corporations can offer that AND very cushy jobs in private industry when the politician gets out of office. They have much more lucrative offerings if politicians do their bidding, which is why labor has been losing the past ~30 years. Even the Dems have been jumping ship.
