What's with "comfort" and "the luxury" to "cavalierly take a day off," King? When I take a day off, it isn't a luxury. I don't get paid for not working. http://www.detnews.com/2005/autosinsider/0510/17/A01-351179.htm

There's no featherbedding when you're self employed, no UAW 'jobs bank' for us, no 'golden parachutes;' no sick leave or paid vacations or cost of living raises; no health, retirement or unemployment benefits. I take my chances in the free market and get paid for what I produce, period. Freedom is both the risk and the reward of self employment.

What this thread has to do with wage slavery, crumbs from capitalists or the sacrifices of our armed forces, I leave to your fevered imagination. But it's nice to see a foreigner taking pride in my country - I'm kinda proud of it myself.

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