On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 10:42 AM, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > Umm that is not quite what I meant Don. Social health care is a must.
Yes, I knew you weren't arguing against the welfare state but your observation is still valid. What do you think would be the best way to change this "the world owes me a living" thinking that is so prevalent in today's Western society? This deserves it's own thread but I'm too lazy to do it; someone will have to do it for me. ;-/ dj > > On 16 Sep, 16:21, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: >> t seems that many people seem to first ask for aid before trying to >> sort their own proplems out, umm or maybe I'm just getting a wee bit >> synical and grumpish as I get older? >> >> Is it still cynicism when it's the truth? It's been true since the >> 60's. LBJ's Great Society and then Medicaid and Medicare. What >> baffles me is how the American president can call these things >> successful while they surge toward inevitable bankruptcy. Even FDR >> knew Social Security wouldn't be sustainable. Our Entitlement >> chickens are indeed coming home to roost. If common sense doesn't mug >> Congress soon our National Debt will top 20 Trillion before the end of >> the next decade. Unbelievable. >> >> dj >> >> On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 7:41 AM, [email protected] >> >> >> >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> I can see in the US a growing cynicism and skepticism toward >> >> government, and this may be more a reaction to economic times, we tend >> >> to fall a few memes and kick into survival mode during crisis or >> >> threat. >> >> > I was thinkng about this very thing last night and a bit of this >> > morning on the way to work. I was thinking when did the spirit of >> > sacrifice of the generation that went to war and the generation that >> > grew up just after the war end, and spirit of 'I can't do this >> > without help' start? >> >> > It seems that many people seem to first ask for aid before trying to >> > sort their own proplems out, umm or maybe I'm just getting a wee bit >> > synical and grumpish as I get older?- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
