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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsObama could do labor a big favor WITHOUT the help of Congress
Simply enforce the anti-union Taft Hartley law as vigorously as every president since Reagan has enforced the Sherman Anti-Trust law, which is to say as close as possible to not at all.
That would slightly even the playing field between big corporations and average Americans.
I don't think it will happen, but for our DLC friends who hide behind the skirts of Republican obstruction, it's a good example of what a creative president could still get done.
We sure as hell see this kind of creativity on drone strikes and military action against the terrorist group of the week.
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Obama could do labor a big favor WITHOUT the help of Congress (Original Post)
yurbud
Oct 2014
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liberal_at_heart
(12,081 posts)1. K&R
belzabubba333
(1,237 posts)2. TAG
vi5
(13,305 posts)3. COULD. But won't.
I think that's obvious by now.
yurbud
(39,405 posts)4. Yep. I just get tired of the "republicans won't let us" excuse