“They just went on strike and got an 11% pay increase, how can they go on strike again?” my nearest co-worker, who often relies on SEPTA for transportation, complained this morning as I tried to jolt myself awake with a cup of black coffee. “It’s an economic recession, I didn’t get a raise this year… why should they?”
SEPTA employees argue that they want more contributed to their pensions, but on what basis can a state protected monopoly determine whether their “sales” are sufficient to warrant such an increase?
The answer is this: Everyone is asking the wrong question about the SEPTA strike.
The question is: What about that guy waving the gun around?
Another question is: Why does SEPTA have zero competition in the transportation market?
The SEPTA strike is a result of governmental suppression of capitalism.
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