We are not exactly wage slaves, but most of us have to work for a living throughout the prime decades of our adult lives, usually employed by somebody else - whether it’s a richer individual, a privately owned corporation or firm, or a government agency. Often the tasks are boring, alienating, or even degrading, and they can encroach on many of our waking hours when we might prefer to be doing something else. At the same time, many people find themselves with not enough work, underpaid and und...
