Cynthia Nixon, a progressive challenging New York Governor Cuomo,
showed her total defiance of centrist Democrats that reject her
views.
A union official responds to two of her criticisms of unions.
I agree with his second point. Most Americans get low pay, and partly
this is because they don't have unions. We should not criticize
unions for getting workers good wages. Overall, the US needs stronger
unions, not weaker unions.
However, the subsidy for movie companies is bad and should be ended.
When cities and states pay businesses to choose them rather than some
other city or state, this competition benefits those businesses at the
expense of society. Whether the business in question is a factory,
a new headquarters,
or making a movie, we should put a stop to letting cities compete.
The excuse of "creating jobs" is entirely bogus because this
competition mainly takes them away from somewhere else. But even if
it really did mostly create more jobs, the price is too high.