A letter of July 3, 1776, which John Adams wrote to Abigail Adams, says U.S. independence “ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade.” Today, a movement to make workers more dependent on their employers and less free to advance their careers disregards the Declaration of Independence. “The American freedom to choose one’s employment is as old as the nation. ‘Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness’ are ‘unalienable rights’ spelled out in the second sentence of the Declaration of Independence.” https://www.justeditorial.com/editorial/2017/7/1/put-independence-to-work