Whatever happened to PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY for one's actions? For example...?

Question

For example, Why do so many people expect somebody else to provide them with an education, housing, food, medical care,etc?

Another example: Why do people insist on bringing babies into this world when they are not prepared for parenthood & have little to offer a child, & little to contribute to society? Do they think it's the taxpayer's responsibility to provide for their family? Do they think it's their mom & dad's responsibility?

Why are some people not willing to work for what they want? Why are they not willing to wait? How do YOU feel about paying for their selfishness, laziness, ignorance, or just plain bad choices?

How did things get this bad, & is there a way out of it? Can & should the government continue to subsidize everything?

Lastly, is it fair to those who do try to do the right thing & who do pay their own way for the things they want and need in life? What are your thoughts on personal responsibility?

Edit: I'm not referring to people who cannot work due to physical or mental challendges, or to the elderly who have already spent their lives working. I'm talking about people who feel society "owes them a living."

As far as education goes, I see nothing wrong with taking out student loans & paying them back later, or in working and saving up towards those expenses. That IS being responsible, and it doesn't tax the system.

Answer 1

In today's throw-away society, many people (particularly teenagers) think that the world owes them a living, that they should be able to get anything or do anything they want without having to face any consequences. They don't or won't realize that all this does is place a burden on their families and society in general.
Granted, there are people who are in a bad position through no fault of their own and they have to fight to make ends meet, and they're the ones who need help. People who refuse to help themselves should get a swift dose of reality and be forced to own up to their responsibilities.
For example, I have no respect for young men who run away when they find out that their girlfriend is pregnant. That only shows how immature they are.

Answer 2

Well I see nothing wrong with getting help with education.Face it,there would hardly be anyone with a college degree if there was no help.Could of you paid to go to college at 18 years of age? I know I couldn`t.everyone has hard time.I think temporary food stamp assistant is a good thing and so is the medical.Alot of kids would be dead now or spreading severe illness to others if their was no medicare.Would you want you kids to get something bad from another kid because there was no medical coverage and a child could not get medical attention? As a mother of 6 I would apply for temporary foodstamps and medical if needed.It should just be used for a month or 2 until you are back on your feet.Some people don`t want to work and support their family and it is wrong.But some on assistance are at home taking care of a child with a terrible illness.Would you wanna go to work if you knew your child was dieing within the next year? Yes the goverment should continue subsidize most things.As far as if it`s fair to those who try to do the right thing and pay their own way for the things they want and need in life,all I can say is I dont sit here and worry about what husband and I do to keep our house and family going and how others choose not to.

Answer 3

AMEN! Let's face it...S#$T happens but I really think that those that depend on government assistance which was designed only to help you get on your feet should get a frigging clue. I think that welfare is a marvelous thing...when used CORRECTLY. I don't think that someone who just doesn't "feel" like working should use that as their sole source of income. It really pisses me off when people abuse that system. When my husband and I were really young and had just gotten married, he lost his job and we were struggling hard! I tucked my pride away and went down and applied for food stamps just so we could buy groceries...needless to say, I was turned down for making too much money. I worked full-time in a retail store and went to school full-time. I was bringing home about $850/ month and our rent was almost $500 at the time not to mention our utilities... If it hadn't of been for our family, we'd have never made it.

I'm here to say that now that I'm out of school and my husband and I both have decent jobs, we are living well...without government assistance. We own our own home now and have a baby on the way...

I just don't understand people...

Answer 4

The government created this safety net for people in order to create dependency on government to keep the people who support social welfare programs (Democrats for the most part) in power. There are people who have no ambition in life other then to barely get by or through certain circumstances are in a situation where they feel that they have no other choices. It's not fair for people who have lived responsibly to pay for those who choose not to but it's much easier for governments to create social programs then to do away with them. The problem is that they keep getting bigger and more expensive so that eventually there won't be enough money to support them.
I know that this is not a popular opinion but to really help people you need to help them help themselves. You can't live comfortably off of government programs.

Answer 5

I see no problem with people getting public asst when they need it. My hubby has been working at his job for 5 yrs and only makes 8 an hour with no health insurance. I have worked since I was 14 up until 6 months ago when I had to quit due to bleeding with our current baby. Financially we were fine until I had to quit. I plan to go back to work when this baby is born but until I can find a job in our area with health insurance we will get med asst. I am not ashamed of this. There are very limited jobs in our area and we had to move back here 4 yrs ago because my father in law is elderly and we are the only family. I do not believe in my mom raising my kids and we may do without a lot but we are proud and we work hard to take care of ourselves. I pay for people to watch my boy when I have to go to the doctor and my husband never misses work. We havent gone out in over a year. It makes me sick to see these deadbeat moms dragging 4 kids around in the middle of the night with no intention of ever bettering themselves. It makes me even more sick to think of just dropping your kids for your parents to raise. I think that parents that have a track record of having kids to support themselves through welfare should be made to take birth control to get asst. It's not fair to punish the people who are busting their arses to do the right thing and raise a couple of decent citizens for this generation. Maybe if they helped the ones who really needed it then we would all be a lot better off.

Answer 6

I am currently raising two grandchildren. One is two years old and the other will be 3 next week. I have no idea where their father is and their mother can't hold down a job. I have had the almost 3 year old since he was 3 months old and the 2 year old I have had since she came home from the NICU. She was born 2 months early.

So as far as your questions go, I truly don't know. I deal with it every day and I love the children and wouldn't trade them for the world but their parents don't have a clue.

Answer 7

well in my own defense for your first thought about why is it someone elses responsibilty to provide them with education, housing , food and meical... I am a med student at my unviersity and med school is EXPENSIVE.. i study my butt off to get scholarships, but my mom is dead set on me not having loans to pay back afterwards so she helps me tremendously... if I didnt have her help I would never get finished with school.she pays my rent and im still on her medical insurance because im a student.. so I think students should be omited from your first comment!!!! people who are trying to make their lives better and do succeed in life do need a little help.. as long as they are doing their part why not help them out ya know.. as far as all the other things go. I believe people should work for anything they want.. I wish there was some way out of not paying taxes to support other peoples laziness and bad choices..

Answer 8

Taking personal responsibilty goes higher than just middle class folks. Clinton never admitted to having an affair. Sports figures constantly blame everyone around them for their ridicilous actions. Politicians point fingers at each other when nothing gets done. For some reason, this is what our society has turned into.
I agree with you that's it really sad to see.

Answer 9

1st question: Because when these moms are having sex it feels so good they just want to get off and don't worry about getting knocked up. Call planned parenthood at (800) PULL - OUT.

2nd question: Some gangsters who don't want to work will slang crack or other drugs to live good, like 50 cent, he has never filled out a job app.

3rd question: Because people are generally evil, and hip hop is taking over america.

Answer 10

Just when I think the world has gone to hell in a hand-bag I lose my debit card and didn't notice it for two days, meanwhile some nice person found it and called in to cancel it for me.

I think it sucks that I pay about 28% income taxes and pay full price for everything since I don't have children, so it limits the amount that I can save for when I want to have them.