There are no problems without solutions, but there are problems that are incorrectly raised. The most dangerous thing about the debate raging around the wage hike for public sector employees in Lebanon is that it gives the impression that it is a conflict between workers and employers, but it is not.
Not only does portraying the problem in such a way blur facts but it also blocks prospects of finding solutions. If there ought to be a dispute, then it is the partners in production who should be the parties to this confrontation, i.e., workers and employers on the one hand, and those hindering development on the other, namely those who drove the country to this state of paralysis and stagnation. The latter include those who have been in charge since 2011, in particular Hezbollah, and the political elites in general.