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somewhat true, but it was the “Greatest Generation” returning from WWII (my Dad, Batan Death March survivor included); that took the seeds that Roosevelt planted. A sense of entitlement...the GI Bill and then retirement on the scam of Social Security, collecting far more than they ever paid into. (yes actuarial misforecast but the facts are the facts).

Government payments exceed for the first time private wage (a spike but illustrative)

We are now a nation of slackers. In capitalism to receive work without pay is a “sin” because it is a complete loss to productivity...a black hole.

In American, today, it is a right. What was good for welfare pimps and public housing queens (have an illegitimate baby and you get your own free unit), is now a “right” for everyone. “foreclosure prevention” bailouts, stimulus for cities...

Problem is no one is creating wealth anymore, which is necessary for government to take a slice to pay for these entitlements.

As wealth decreases, government must take bigger slices. As capitalism sputters under the slacker load, government ownership will increase.

Wealth creation will now be under control of government and you will “work” when and where they tell you.

Republicans in office want to be “in charge” of this as much as Democrats.

As Pravada has noted we have become more communist then Russia (though it has its own brand of thuggism)

“to be paid and not to work is a sin” Ann Rand would agree?

The Big Boo

“to be paid and not to work is a sin” Ann Rand would agree?

She would most certainly agree. However, I don't agree that we have become a nation of slackers. I will concede that we have created a certain class of people who are satisfied to live off of the efforts of others and not contribute. But, if you look out your window every morning Mon. - Fri., all those vehicles are the road aren't being driven by slackers. They are being driven by people like you and I who are going to work, earning money and trying to improve life for ourselves and our children.

When government gets out of the way, capitalism works exceptionally well. Those who disagree have no comprehension of human nature; something that the Founders understood quite well. Humans naturally WANT to own things and they naturally want to be able to improve the quality of their lives. These are also principles that Rand grasped quite well, having escaped from communist Russia. As long as there are those with an entitlement mentality and a political class willing to pander to them, we will have the slackers among us. But, those slackers do not comprise the majority of Americans and, God willing, they are headed for a giant wakeup call in the forseeable future (but I doubt it!).