This was a good start for the year. I believe Deidre is one to keep our collective eye on. She's smart and can lay her thoughts out on paper. Always a danger to the idiot-class and politicians.
http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/deidrebaartman/2013/01/07/nine-new-years-resolutions-for-parliament/
G-man:
This was a cogent, well thought out, organised and comprehensive list of what needs to be immediately addressed in SA. You've done your research Deidre and you have your facts. Please continue contributing to Thoughtleader.
I have one issue with your list though. Number four mentioned debating farm wages. Firstly, the market needs to dictate what wages people earn, not government lackeys or parliamentarians, especially those who couldn't spell or even count to the minimum wage. Besides, raising the minimum wage will affect employment.
But the main question needing ACTUAL discussion is not the matter of recompense, but the one of productivity, which is a discussion best held between workers, employers and the ANC (if they feel the need to get involved). Pay is intrinsically linked to productivity so it's impossible to have a discussion on one without addressing the other. Unfortunately, this will never be acknowledged as it will ultimately reveal the soft underbelly of the NuSAns workers and their gob-smacking lack of productivity and destructiveness. Last year SA tea pickers went on strike. It was discovered that your average postpartum Tamil tea picker picks enough tea in 25 days to outdo the pickings of your average strapping male Saffer tea picker in an entire season!
This should embarrass SAns. But it won't because it'll be explained away as being racist to mention it. That's how SAns face problems, and how The ANC will deal with all 9 of your points Deidre.
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