Well, the trend is towards more government dependency and the idea about how to get it is by taking from someone who has ‘more’ than you.
The problem is not you or me. The problem is that now vices (envy,greed,lust,etc) have become virtues used to exploit the dumb masses. You cannot try to convince others that there could be painful consequences for their actions while they see others being rewarded for bad behavior.
I can only live my life to the fullest, take full responsibility, and work to support myself. To the extent that ‘I am my brothers keeper’, I will continue to employ my brother and my brother-in-law and take care of MY family, because charity begins at home. We don’t need martyrs. ‘They’ do.
Well said.