The “Give me” generation. An “Instant gratification” society. These are only a couple of the phrases used by our older generation to describe our current generation and their view on our nation.
“Most people want to think they are entiteled to something, when they’re not” says a friend of mine as he and I talk about the U.S. and its current state. Even though there is a significant difference in our age I find myself agreeing with him. To many people today believe that the government is here to give hand-outs and do the jobs we don’t want too. But they are not! The government is here to offer us defense, liberty and the ability to pursue happiness.
Twenty years ago if you wanted to own your own home or go to college you worked your ass off and earned the money to do it yourself. Now you send paperwork to the government and they pay it for you. I’m not talking about the men and woman who served in the military. Those people actually gave something to our country to earn the right for our tax dollars to pay for their college. But these kids who come out of highschool, get government grants for a degree in Art ,than go work for a government funded job give absolutely nothing back. I know a lot of people who will disagree with this point because they think art is important. I’m not saying it’s not but for a country that has 1.85 million people living on the streets and another 35 million people living below the “poor” line, what exactly is art doing to improve on this?
We need to stop depending on the government to take care of every little problem that we encounter and stand on our own feet. This will help to cut the governments footprint in society and allow more privately owned companies to take over avenues of business thus employing more people who don’t get paid with their own tax dollars.
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