"As I understand it, there are societies on the planet where there is no greed. An anthropologist here will correct me if I'm wrong."

I'm not an anthropologist, but in my university studies I took some classes. Indeed there are societies that are more egalitarian, although 'greed' is kinda hard to define.

Some parts of Borneo have people who are dependent on the pig as a form of wealth. To ensure that all people stay at a same-ish wealth level, if Joe ends up with lotsa pigs and Dave doesn't, when special days come Joe provides the pigs for the feast. Joe is praised and lauded for having been so generous. People thank him and he gains status. When Dave's herd of pigs gets bigger than Harry's, Dave provides for the next feast. In turn, people laud Dave. And when Harry's--well, ya get the idea.

Unions were never a method of robbing the rich. They were and are simply a way of ensuring a decent living wage. I don't see how any thinking person could or would disagree with workers unionizing. And to suggest that unions are responsible for rising costs is ludicrous.

I have belonged to a few unions in my life, and I have never regretted that, nor will I ever. It was a union that was responsible for me having a pension to live on while I await the reaper. The largess of bosses? I don't think so. As employees we are disposable. With a good union, it becomes a damned sight harder to fire someone simply because they are nearing the top of the pay scale. Sheeit: disagreeing with workers unionizing--hell, ya gotta be rich in the first place to think like that!