Debt is manufactured by investors & they get paid 1st at the expense of the rest. Screw them.

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7. The leaders of some union aren't even elected by the general membership..

They are appointed by the board of directors comprised of officers and they too are appointed by a board of the national directors.
Yes some unions are controlled by a select few whose salaries are at least twice that of the average member and in some cases 3 or 4 times the amount....Union Democracy? There hasn't been for about 40 years

"The problem with most unions is that they are in the hands of a small version of an oligarchy, undemocratically run and shutting out voices of criticism..."

The leaders of some unions today suck up to the politicians aor the wealthy corporate mafia member that best serves them not the general membership .
When 35% of the union members in Wisconsin vote for a Teabagger like Walker than yes....no doubt unions have lost their way.