Courageous GOP Governor Scott Walker and the Wisconsin State Senate Republicans are my heroes. Union busters. Education reformers (for the better). Brave and patriotic, they endured death threats, beatings and slander, but they passed (at least for now) legislation that will limit teacher tenure by discharging bad ones and promoting good ones. They also passed merit pay, rewarding great teachers with bigger salaries. And if layoffs be needed, Wisconsin will be able to keep their best teachers regardless of seniority. And this will also help counteract the multi-billion dollar shortfall Wisconsin is set to experience.

What is wrong with that?

Nothing. It is a step in the right direction, without a doubt. Unions are generally a bunch of underworked, overpaid cry babies that love entitlement and hate progress. It doesn't matter that the entire infrastructure of the country is about to experience financial ruin - all they care about are themselves. There is no care for the greater good. We are a generation that only thinks of self, no matter the consequences. This type of self absorption is sending us down the road to Rome, and we are soon going to burn as a result.

There was a time in our history in which unions were needed and appreciated. Now all they do is raise prices, lower quality and expectations, and we all suffer as a result. Look at all of the organizations that have come close to collapse (and even needed bailouts): car manufacturers and the United States Postal Service. They both have very strong unions, and both are or have come close to collapse. While financial institutions don't necessarily have unions (at least strong unions), there demise (almost) is a result of greed, which isn't far off from union mentality.

Having owned my own business, people need to come to the realization that they should be happy God has provided a job to them. There is symbiance between business owners and the employees, and it is a beautiful thing when done right. But when one side expects too much and starts thinking they are owed something greater, it collapses.

I remember watching a documentary years ago (I wish I could remember more about it) in which a textile factory owner moved his business to a city that had almost experienced financial collapse because a local car manufacturer pulled out. The town was all but dead. The business provided about 100 jobs off the bat, and the owner gave huge bonuses every year to every employee based on how long each employee had been with the company. The town started regaining its status again. The people who worked there were happy and loved the business owner. And the business owner reciprocated those feelings. He increased benefits as time went on - benefits that most of us can only dream of.

All was great - the company was growing and hiring more people until one day a new employee starting whispering "we need to unionize". People started to listen. Most had come from that type of environment, and the conversation started leaking up to the top. The business owner told everyone that if they did indeed form a union, he would shut the plant down and move. They didn't listen, and they unionized. Guess what happened? The business owner, after all he had done for the town and the employees, shut it down and moved. Oh well.

What do you think? Are unions still serving their purpose and serving the American worker? Take the following poll:

Do you think unions are antiquated and no longer needed?