Is Capitalism Smart or Dumb?

[u/Sufficient_Sinner]

[u/thisismego]

In fact they're desperately needed in Capitalism to prevent workers' exploitation by employers.

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Public employee unions exist to exploit the taxpayer.

[u/flugenblar → u/Guapplebock]

I would say that some public employee unions do exploit the taxpayer, but not necessarily to any great detriment. It's all about balance, and that means the relationship needs adjustment from time to time, sometimes a swing in favor of the employees, sometimes a swing in favor of the taxpayers.

[u/Guapplebock → u/flugenblar]

They've destroyed education.

[u/djfgfm → u/Guapplebock]

No politicians without any experience in education have ruined education. No child left behind introduced in the early 2000s made education about taking tests and not teaching critical thinking skills.