Re: Entitlement Mentality
And, really in the USA people are rarley in need of food, shelter, clothing etc. Vast majority of those in need get provisions from the governement. On top of that, charities provide the rest. I do however, see a real need for those suffering mental illness. I feel we have thrown those people under the bus. If we keep imagining the "poor" are in need of food, shelter, clothing, etc. Those in real need will never be tended to. To be "poor" in America means free school lunches, food stamps, section 8 housing, free phones, and a myriad of other services including medicaid - yes we do provide health services to those who cannot pay for it. It is time we stop pretending that we Americans leave our "poor" to roll about in the gutter. Thousands of services and welfare programs exist for them.
Yes, we can lower individual taxes as well.
So, if corporation choose to share their profit with the shareholders that is somehow immoral? How about you think about becoming a shareholder yourself????? Why is that a bad thing?
It is the governments responsibility to PROTECT its people. I would not use the "entitlement" language to describe government's responsibilities.Once again, you are already into the second half of the discussion: what does the individual owe society?
Also hard to pursue them when you're hungry, naked, and unsheltered, yet you deny that people are entitled to food, clothing, and shelter. So why is defence such a big deal?
You are not entitled to defence or safety. You said so yourself. You are entitled to life (until it ends), liberty, and the pursuit (not the achievement) of happiness. Not safety or defence.
And, really in the USA people are rarley in need of food, shelter, clothing etc. Vast majority of those in need get provisions from the governement. On top of that, charities provide the rest. I do however, see a real need for those suffering mental illness. I feel we have thrown those people under the bus. If we keep imagining the "poor" are in need of food, shelter, clothing, etc. Those in real need will never be tended to. To be "poor" in America means free school lunches, food stamps, section 8 housing, free phones, and a myriad of other services including medicaid - yes we do provide health services to those who cannot pay for it. It is time we stop pretending that we Americans leave our "poor" to roll about in the gutter. Thousands of services and welfare programs exist for them.
I suppose if people are committed to believing that corporations are the big bad wolf, there is no changing there minds.Society at large, people you haven't entered into trade and/or contracts with, you are not entitled to anything from. Government does not fit that bill, as they have catalogued, billed, and police you. For that, you are entitled to expect things from them.
lower corporate taxes, and remove the education that individual tax payers pay for.... without lowering individual taxes? That's backwards.
Current market conditions mean that if you work for a publicly traded company, any and all spare revenue is shunted over to shareholders, whenever and wherever possible. THAT is the competition they are in. THAT is their priority. Giving corporate tax cuts does not translate directly into higher pay for workers. It simply translates into more profit for the company. What they do with that profit is not guaranteed.
Yes, we can lower individual taxes as well.
So, if corporation choose to share their profit with the shareholders that is somehow immoral? How about you think about becoming a shareholder yourself????? Why is that a bad thing?