en·ti·tle·ment noun
The fact of having a right to something.
When I hear end-of-the-world ranting and raving about entitlements in this country and what harm they do to us I can't agree more with that assessment! Entitlements most certainly play a huge role in our demise and when I hear impassioned speeches how they must end or we'll all sink I know I'm hearing the voices of true conviction and clarity. And that makes perfect sense. After all, who knows more about the sin than the sinner committing it?
Let's take a quick review of a few of America's laundry list of entitlements:
So when I hear outrage about entitlements, I'm right there with you, brother! This shit gotta end! These people are going to bleed us dry. Hell we're almost already there! There's obviously some bad actors among us wielding the vast majority of power who feel no sense of responsibility whatsoever if we are to judge them by their actions. Damn straight we need to "cut them off!"
But then I hear this funny satirical bit about how it's the poor hogging all the wealth of this country. Any money they get they better give right back, by God! That's sort of like robbing a man's home then throwing him in jail when he asks you for food. "Learn to be responsible!" we lecture while munching on his frozen pizza. Hey dude, I'm entitled to your groceries!
It gets even weirder when I hear many of those who've been robbed feel too guilty to even claim their due. The rich man is always right! He deserves everything! It must be true I saw it in a commercial - every commercial, that is. If someone's taking your money, work harder! Do it long enough and you too can enjoy the free ride of the rich.
In fact, this propaganda is so engrained in us it's been taken up as a moral cause. What did the commie Jesus know when he said what we do unto the least of us we do unit him? In that case, how about getting your lazy ass to work, hot shot! Notice how when you gave up your carpenter job is when you got crucified? Coincidence? I think not! Luckily, there are a few "pragmatists" among us who know better than to listen to a socialist:
I don't need a crystal ball to make this forecast. Entitlement cuts are on the agenda not only for Republicans, but for the White House, which included cuts to Social Security and Medicare in its budget for the fiscal year that was supposed to start October 1st. So, the dialog in Washington will keep moving in the wrong direction: taking money out of the pockets of older Americans at a time when Social Security benefits already were cut by 1983 legislation, pensions are vanishing and many approaching retirement haven't saved enough.
"[I]t is the workers who have benefited least from the economic recovery who are bearing the largest share of the burden of these domestic sequester reductions," said the National Employment Law Project in a statement.
Some states are already embracing deep cuts to the food stamp program similar to those passed by House Republicans in Washington, ending the food subsidy for tens of thousands of low-income Americans regardless of what Congress does.
There is a massive redistribution of wealth going on - upwards. There are dishonest people living their life at the expense of millions: CEO's and the top 1%. There is a complete lack of respect for the work ethic: by those who fail to pay a living wage. Yes, we surely do need to "crack down" on these parasites among us. If we don't we'll all surely sink, just like the radios ranters say.
"My lack of education hasn't hurt me none.
"I can read the writing on the wall."
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