Originally Posted by
Herkflyr
I think that was a joke. However, Harry Truman (a great president) threatened to nationalize the railroads and draft all the railway workers into the Army if they went on strike. There's a "pro labor Democrat" for you!
In hindsight it would have been for the best. Nationalized rail roads? More trains, easier public transit between cities? Nationalizing some of the largest monopolies dividing the U.S? Inclining a portion of U.S. military investment to actually facilitate U.S. infrastructure? Sometimes you have to call the bluff. I don't think the railroad tycoons would have been keen on it somehow. I get your point though, labor can count on politicians to not be counted on...or to serve capital over labor.