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<\/a><\/p>\nOur American and Canadian celebration of Labor and the contributions of the labor union movement was set for the first Monday in September to consciously separate it from the international workers day observed throughout much of the world on the 1st of May. Me, I\u2019ve always felt conflicted about this. <\/p>\n
On the one hand our American left has had little stomach for command economy systems that mark much of the world socialist movement, particularly communism and instead has persistently advocated for those variations of mixed economies that ensure and even foster economic creativity and enterprise, while controlling the naturally occurring excesses of any market driven system, particularly the inclination to consolidation and monopoly, as well as cutting corners to ensure profit even when it means poisoning the atmosphere or painting spoiled meat while also channelling a significant proportion of the fruits of enterprise to include both the entrepreneur and the betterment of the community as a whole. <\/p>\n