Could not agree more

I could not agree more with my classmates blog "Reap what you sow". In this country and in other as well we have people who act and don't like to account for their actions. They feel very entitled! I have seen this first hand. Working in a hospital I have had people who believe that we should pay for it all because they have five kids and can not afford it so we will pay for it! And we do. Management will come down give them food and pay their bill for the day. Because in America if you yell or cry hard enough we get what you want. This is a sad but true mentality and reality. It's not my fault or the next persons fault that you have five kids and you can not and will not pay for your stuff. This takes away from the next person who is probably truly in need and deserving of help. I have also seen first hand a family who indeed needed help and could not get any because they made a dollar even a penny over the income requirements set by OUR GOVERNMENT for an affordable health insurance. It almost seems that being honest will not and can not take us anywhere.
One point in my classmates blog that really hits home and agree with it 110% is the young single mother who now can not go to school and live off welfare. I got pregnant when I was 16 and never felt entitled to anything and anyone. I was living in another country ( I was born here but left when I was very young) and never thought to my self I'm going to go live in the U.S were I knew I could get almost all the things I needed free. Why not? Simply because I have always been taught that you pay for your mistakes and your responsibilities. No one owes you anything, you work for what you want. And so I did! Even after I came to live here I never applied for any assistance and did it all on my own.
Coming from a third world country I think I might have a different perspective that others do. Having a government that is all for themselves not the people you learn that you have to count on yourself not others. We should all be accountable for ourselves not expect others to account for us. It's OK to need help and take it but try to help yourself first! Once you find that you can't and you have really tried then go on with your head held high and ask for assistance. You deserve it! Hey after all you have payed for the taxes that pay for that assistance right?! We might all find ourselves in a situation were we need help, but first don't just throw your hands in the air and say oh I cant do it! Try and try hard because one day we might not have that government that helps us and what will we do then, who will we turn to? OURSELVES! Because at the end that's all we have.


http://grantpant.blogspot.com/2008/03/reap-what-you-sow.html