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Re: Sebby is a dumbass
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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I won't speak for GGG, but if you allow non-union, you get a more transient workforce. When the project is union, the local or at least nearby union contractors get the work. The money stays within or near the community and a more significant amount if it gets spent there.
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I thought we were talking about the national economy, so transience within the country is not really an issue.
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Also, when you use union, more dollars go to labor, which spends them, rather than management, who tend to be affluent and just bank it.
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You're onto something here, but it seems like a fairly small effect at the margin. Affluent people spend money too.
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