Margaret Thatcher once said that "The trouble with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." People who advocate for "progressive" policies think that they're being generous and compassionate. They think they're taking on The Man while uplifting the poor and weak. Yet whenever they become The Man, suddenly they don't want to play by their own rules. The most recent example is Cenk Uygur, creator of The Young Turks. His employees want to unionize at last. It was just a matter of time. Now, ol' Cenk is suddenly concerned about profits! The irony is delicious. Here's the thing. It's true that unions aren't good for businesses. But they're also not good for employees. The only thing unions are good for is unions. Union advocates feel betrayed by corporations, which isn't totally unreasonable. Corporations are in the business of providing services and making money. They aren't responsible for taking care of you, because only you are responsible for taking care of you. Collective bargaining is an outdated tool. If you think your employer isn't giving you everything you deserve, you don't need to use a union or the state to force them into it. Your best job security is in maximizing your own human capital. Make yourself so damned valuable that one of two things will happen. Either your employer will have no choice but to give you whatever you ask for just to keep you around. Or someone else will come along and offer you what you want. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Intro music by Nick White, producer of The Statist Quo. This episode is brought to you by our sponsor: ZipRecruiter