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Just saw a movie yesterday entitled “We Who Are Young” made in 1940.The husband had lost his job and was unable to take care of his family, they lost almost everything before his pregnant wife talked him into getting on “Relief”. When she said that, the guy’s reaction was like she had asked him to take a knife and cut his own throat. To make a long story short, after being on “relief’ for 3 months the guy was so desperate and embarrassed that he walked on a job site and took a shovel and started digging for no pay, just so he could have some respect for as he put it” sitting around on relief and not doing any work to recieve a check”. My how times have changed! Check that movie out though, I think you’ll like it.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033246/

You are confusing “welfare mentality” with “entitlement complex”. In short, this was stupid, and you are stupid for having written it.

@ Jennifer- are you responding to my “response” or the article? Perhaps you were offended because you have a “welfare mentality” and something said hit close to home? If that is the case…then whose stupid?

The idea of paying one’s own way is lost on this generation- As is the taking care of one’s own affairs; ie, keeping the bills straight.

My neighborhood consists of, mostly, working class folk, and welfare takers. BTW- It’s mostly white. So, what we have here is truly pathetic. Namely, people born with every advantage possible choosing to take the handout.

There is nothing more pathetic than “white trash.”

My 5 year old nephew was given a Nintendo DS. A friend broke it. My sister replaced it. This time he broke it. My sister had another one but told him he had to give her $35 for it. She allowed him to come to her office clean up, bag the trash up to be taken out and a variety of other chores. After about a month he brought her is piggy bank and said count this please. It was $32. She told nope sorry the price is $35. As they would at game stop. He worked another week or so and came back “count this”. This time it was $35 and some change. She scooped it up change and all (gotta pay taxes). He is more careful with this DS than I have seen him with anything else. Clearly it was her $35 bucks as she paid him. But he earned it. He has a since and pride and will tell you in a heartbeat oh I paid for this. It is a parent’s job to teach children that should pay your way in life. Unless and until we began to understand that we will continue to live in a welfare state.

Great comment Saudia!

I don’t understand those people. I am among the rich,but am also handicapped and hardworking. I want to get off of Social Security,but can’t due to epilepsy. It has been four years since I was able to work. I worked with so many teen mother/high school drop-outs. There were women over 60 who have never been $20,000. This mystifies me.