It's another public holiday today - Workers' Day. Now there's a misnomer for a country that, according to international statistics, is one of the least productive in the world, and frequently beset by union-encouraged strikes with the express intention of making the economy worse than it already is. The mind boggles at the lack of understanding displayed in these matters. Of course, it is all an orchestration to ensure that the 'workers' remain enslaved to those who are living off the proceeds of all the membership fees they gather. If the workers would realise that they don't need organisations to get a better deal and kept their fees for themselves, they would already have the better deal. And someone should explain to them that wages are linked to productivity and quality.
However, enough of that - we who are not part of the 'workers' as defined by obsolete socio-economic ideals will continue to try to eke out a living by providing the work sought by the workers, despite not being allowed to employ the best person for the job and being financially punished by the draconian labour laws which in fact do nothing to encourage any form of entrepreneurship or employment opportunities. A note to the workers: many of your 'bosses' would love to be employed by you so that they can take home a regular income without having to worry where it is coming from!
Anyway, as I am not a worker, being self-employed and therefore the boss, I am unable to enjoy a rest on Workers' Day, and must clean my house as usual, weed the garden, write another chapter of a book, plan and cook dinner and pay the bills that are due today.
Oh, for the carefree and responsibility-free life of a worker!
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