Saw this article on Drudge from the BBC, it caught my eye because of the ‘indefinite’ that drudge added to his title.

When digging into the article, I was amazed that they are striking over a 1.6% difference in pay.  The Government offered them a 7% raise that they can barely afford, but the unions are striking and demanding 8.6%.

We as a world have lost complete perspective.  We have the same attitude here in the US.  I am always amazed when during down years, people still expect an increase in pay, as if no outside forces affect them personally.

I think it is this loss of touch with reality which is also leading us down the one world government and to one world currency.  Today, we will vote for anyone that will help us personally in the short-term, whether it aligns with common sense or reality is not even considered.

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18 August 2010 Last updated at 11:05 ET

South African workers begin strike

Striking workers in Katlehong and Pretoria protest over pay

Public sector workers in South Africa have begun an open-ended strike, having rejected the government’s offer of a pay rise.

Unions affiliated with Cosatu, South Africa’s main union federation, have been holding out for an 8.6% rise, more than the latest government offer of 7%.

The strike was reported to have got off to a slow start, though unions say more than a million people could take part.

Many schools, hospitals and public offices are expected to be affected.

Police, teachers, doctors, and nurses are demanding an above-inflation 8.6% pay rise, improved housing subsidies, and other benefits.

But South Africa’s government says it can barely afford the 7% offer it has put on the table.

The government needs to find 5bn rand (£440m; $687m) and will have to “re-prioritise” its plans for the year to fund their offer, the minister in charge of the public sector has said.

“It is not the final offer of choice, it is the final offer out of affordability,” Minister for Public Service and Administration Richard Baloyi told reporters at the Parliament in Cape Town.

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Link to full article with a video as well: South African workers begin strike