Thanks for liking my writing enough to comment!

As for Right to Work laws, I think they are a transparent way to further degrade the power of unions and that economic benefits are secondary to many of their proponents. However, I also think this is a good thing for the moment. Unions have grown complacent and need to get real about their situation and creative in how they can join the 21st century so they can really contribute to labor rights in this country. The union voice has not been the voice of the American worker for at least a generation, more like two.

Right to Work laws are, I believe, good for the overall economy and the average under-employed worker in the short-term. As unions recast their role and their membership grows again, and can wield legitimate market and political power, Right to Work laws may have to be revised but I think it more likely this it will be unnecessary. These laws will be like laws about horses on the highway — a relic that can still technically be enforced but there is no need to because the labor environment has changed so drastically.

I have nearly $190k in debt, I would advise most people to not go to college. At least, until we get a grip on the skyrocketing college costs and simultaneous (and connected) degradation in the quality and value of a degree. The BA/BS is the new high school diploma but the MA/MS is the new BA/BS. Fewer people going to college right now is not a bad thing in my opinion. It will hopefully force colleges to stop killing the value of liberal arts education.

I confess it’s possible I’m a little bitter and cynical due to my personal experiences so I may be judging both unions and colleges a bit harshly but I think they are both institutional pillars of the American middle class. It pisses me off that a large segment of people think there is no value in unions or a college degree and that they’re just a big scam.

Like I said, there may be some cynicism…:-)