Entitlements?!

"I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion of the means. I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. In my youth I traveled much, and I observed in different countries, that the more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer. And, on the contrary, the less was done for them, the more they did for themselves, and became richer." -- Benjamin Franklin

What would we have been called if our founding fathers relied on handouts? The United States of Great Britain? This country was built on hard work, hard work that you and I will never fully understand. The effort it took just to eat, most of us today would probably starve!

Which brings me back to Benjamin Franklin, he was working at age 10! Most 10-year-olds today won’t even take out the trash. George Clymer was orphaned at a young age. He went to live with his uncle where he was taught to be a merchant. So many of our founding fathers worked from a very young age, earned educations, and worked until their deaths. They did not beg Great Britain to feed them.

Over the years the entitlement programs have ballooned and have busted budgets. Politicians continue to expand these programs with no regard for fiscal responsiblity. They won’t tell the truth because they want the votes bought with those entitlements!

We need to go back to our roots. We need to listen to and follow the examples of our founding fathers. We need to work hard and educate ourselves. We need to be self reliant! We need to prepare ourselves for the hard days ahead. Our debt is unsustainable! Our children’s children will not be able to pay it down. There is constant chatter of replacing the US dollar as reserve currency and the potential loss of our credit rating. What happens when China demands payment? At the end of the day, YOU are responsible for YOU! When we continue to allow our government to expand entitlement programs we rob ourselves. We are allowing them to control us. We lose more of our freedom.

When is the last time any government has given freedom back to the people?

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