Repost - but worth it.?

Question

“Privilege or Entitlement?

It seems to me, that at some point in our nations history, we shifted from the "Land of Opportunity" to the "Land of Entitlement." All too often I hear folks complain that the government "owes" them, or the government should be "helping." This line of thought irks me.

I am going to throw this last part in, because I am concerned that this question might transition to some kind of racial or gender issue. Race or gender has nothing to do with my above thoughts. There are women and men, white folks, african american folks, latino folks and on and on, who have been proactive and acted as though America is a land of opportunity and made a great life for themselves. And there are all of the mentioned groups who have done the opposite; threw their lives away and yelled at the government for not helping.

(And please, I am aware that Hurricane Katrina was a debacle that didn't make this question easy to ask)

What are your thoughts?”

Answer 1

how can it be possible for each and every person to be the Ruler of the World? something is wrong. i was not born owing somebody, and i don't expect that anybody owes me anything. I work hard, and live with the results of my labor. Nobody is entitled to the results of someone else's labor. It has to be given willingly to be an act of charity or mercy. "The Government" has become a euphemism for invasive control, by mean connivers, of people's personal lives, and an attempt to invasively control people's minds and hearts. Nice try, but the entitlement mentality is the direct opposite of freedom and liberty. Cherish and protect what remains of your freedom and liberty! Happy Independence Day! Keep America Free.

Answer 2

I think that we Americans could do alot better. People need to get up off of their lazy, over-weight butts and DO SOMETHING> You can help yourself. YOU make your own life. If you want it bad enough, you will get it. But you have ot really want to succeed in ordeer to make it.

That was imply my two-cents, you can take it or leave it. =]


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