Some Gave All. Some Grabbed All.

An attitude adjustment must come first, if we're to truly make change in this country. If we seek to reduce reliance on entitlement programs, open up as many choices and provide as much independence to the individual as possible, we've got to start changing mindsets.

and please, for the overly sensitive out there?
I do not think that the biggest entitlement attitude adjustments need to come from our underclass, or our current minority ethnic/racial populations.

It's the bigger players, who take out more and more, who use the "safety net" as a cushion really and think the answer is more skewing of the gameboard. It's not a game, the numbers need to add up one day, and the elite liberals who push this entitlement mentality prosper, simply can't lose by being protected by other taxpayers, big and small, from the consequences of their risk-taking.

Let's not be fooled by pretending this is about poor children, racial hatred, or otherwise pitting this group against that. We've had enough of that falseness, and need to properly frame the issues. Then, get onto the serious job of reforming our social progams via policies that step back and provide as much opportunity as possible, with the newfound understanding of the natural importance of cause and effect, actions and consequences, and paying one's own way/carrying your own weight in the world.

That's my hope, still. Backed by daily work, prayer, and small steps (so you don't slip and fall) toward well-envisioned goals.
You go, Mar.