Entitlement Enabling

An excellent description of the entitlement mentality: "We are a generous nation. Americans help those who are going through a difficult time until they can get back on their feet. There was a time when such help by American taxpayers was referred to as 'being on charity,' and it was considered a blessing. A temporary blessing. It was part of what made this a great country. We later started calling it the somewhat chillier 'government relief,' and then the more sterile 'public assistance.' Now it is something to which many feel entitled from cradle to grave, never being on their feet to begin with, making 'getting back on their feet' a nonstarter. We are now at a point where easing back on the charity is viewed as 'stealing.'  In fact, raising taxes on someone — even someone who earns more money than most of us — to give to someone else is actual stealing. Perhaps Obama and the far left can start referring to tax hikes as 'compulsory charity' in order to sugarcoat what is really going on." Many years ago, it was called "being on the dole" and was considered shameful, especially for able-bodied men. They ought to bring the stigma back instead of making receiving charity so easy -- and so expected.
In the same vein, Michelle Malkin reports on efforts to sign up more and more people for food stamps.