“No amount of money thrown at them changes anything.”
It amplifies the problem; they have even lower expectations of themselves, and the sense of entitlement grows.
I always feel a sense of justice when a neighborhood has been so completely abandoned by taxpayers that basic items are left wanting; the recent layoffs of police in NJ are a prime example. If people can’t pay for police protection, they don’t get it; if they won’t pay for their schools, they’ll have class sizes of 60 children. If enough of their children die in random violence or end up illiterate at 18, maybe they’ll be motivated to get their acts together. The trick is to ensure you’re nowhere near the ones who won’t get their act together (or their offspring sacrificed for their parents’ laziness).
Dear President Assad,
I know you are busy with your civil war and all, but if you could please spare a few troops for a peace-keeping force, the citizens of Chicago would appreciate it. It would enhance your image as a humanitarian.