[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Cybersprings

I took micro and macro economics in college over 35 years ago, so I remember some and many things sound familiar, but I am far from an expert (or whatever the term is for the next few levels down). From a brief bit of research, I found this:
"The 5 causes of inflation are increase in wages, increase in the price of raw materials, increase in taxes, decline in productivity, increase in money supply."

From my perspective and experience, unions are a negative factor in 4 of the 5 causes.

How then to explain why unions are so popular in Germany?