all things being equal, i of course dig it when hundreds of thousands of people take to the streets, angry with their gov. but i don't quite get the idea that if you hire someone, you owe them a job for life, or whatever. talk about building in perverse incentives every which way. in other words, if you're out there because the gov is oppressing you and your people, that's one thing. if you're out there because the gov owes you a job no matter how badly you perform, that's just fucking pathetic.