tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post8533901449246621046..comments2024-03-28T14:52:13.218-05:00Comments on Stonekettle Station: The Real Entitlement MentalityJim Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-33279640815024293822017-02-21T13:35:08.369-06:002017-02-21T13:35:08.369-06:00Oh My God!!! I just now finished seeing a meme pos...Oh My God!!! I just now finished seeing a meme posted by one of my "friends" on face book that said "You are not entitled to what I earned." Only minutes after seeing that post and wishing I had something to respond with, I read this article and it totally blew me out of the water. LOVE IT! Shared it! Thanks Jim....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14073990920691734546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-42047953143688974832013-11-22T23:37:22.711-06:002013-11-22T23:37:22.711-06:00Just reread this while cleaning up my Favorites, h...Just reread this while cleaning up my Favorites, having saved it when first read. It will remain on my Favorites, so as to periodically reload my quiver. Spot on at the time, and not much has changed.<br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11834665996338403711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-77386670311152156362012-07-21T02:09:19.768-05:002012-07-21T02:09:19.768-05:00Oh, Anonymous - thank you so much for encapsulatin...Oh, Anonymous - thank you so much for encapsulating that for me! I'm sure that, if said libertarian was thinking, he might have said "but there shouldn't be any insurance" - at which point, you can ask him to conjure up what might happen if he is hit, injured & car totaled, by a poor person without insurance...(This happened to my aunt, years ago. All but ruined her life)Iron Chef Kosher!https://www.blogger.com/profile/09038646928071099417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-84685195702678991892012-07-15T11:21:18.004-05:002012-07-15T11:21:18.004-05:00Some time ago, I had an argument with a libertaria...Some time ago, I had an argument with a libertarian, who was pissing and moaning about motorcyle helmet laws. He said that he should have the freedom to ride as he wants. I pointed out that by doing so, he raises the costs of both healthcare insurance and motorcyclist's insurance. In other words, he wants to be allowed to act irresponsibly, and he expects me to pay for it. That's "personal responsibility", libertarian style.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-60919060389648929552012-06-28T23:50:30.969-05:002012-06-28T23:50:30.969-05:00Linked to this on my fav. blog dailykos. Link only...Linked to this on my fav. blog dailykos. Link only with the comment you must read. Hope to hell you don't sue my sorry azz into oblivion but I think, I'm ok according to the rulz. This diary/post/story is really awesome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-8285485117084810892012-06-28T23:25:22.473-05:002012-06-28T23:25:22.473-05:00Long time reader, first time commenter. You have N...Long time reader, first time commenter. You have NAILED it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-17475514866306281322012-06-26T04:02:17.468-05:002012-06-26T04:02:17.468-05:00Jim,
Jay Reardon here, retired U.S. Marine, livin...Jim,<br /><br />Jay Reardon here, retired U.S. Marine, living permanently in Tagaytay, Philippines. Found your blog a couple of weeks ago and love it. It's encouraging to find a Vet who thinks critically and has not swallowed the Pentagon, FAUX News, Conservative kool aid. I left Amerika on purpose last year because it's no longer the country I grew up in and served, partly due to the issue you explored in this post. Amerikans and the US have become a toxic mixture of cost/profit greed, misplaced priorities, jingoistic "Exceptionalism".ignorance and a total lack of empathy and caring for anyone else outside of their own little circle. Find me on Facebook or hit me at jaygirlie@aol.com or gunghodevildog@hotmail.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-45017748244687428012012-06-25T15:42:29.963-05:002012-06-25T15:42:29.963-05:00RobM
Great post! It goes directly to the idea that...RobM<br />Great post! It goes directly to the idea that freedom doesn't mean you get to be irresponsible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-41666720763686487782012-06-25T10:45:53.117-05:002012-06-25T10:45:53.117-05:00Unfortunately, you make the assumption that the co...Unfortunately, you make the assumption that the conjunction of the "keep your hands off my stuff" on the rusty truck has to be rational or to make sense to anyone but the owner. When, oh when, has the radical right made any kind of sense over the past 30-40 years? And that's the whole problem, isn't it?Jerry A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01835584492326180042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-48552288339507762512012-06-24T15:35:13.614-05:002012-06-24T15:35:13.614-05:00I kept picturing George Carlin as I read this, and...I kept picturing George Carlin as I read this, and remembering his "Stuff" skit. <br />Great post!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-22113717227163313442012-06-24T12:34:26.214-05:002012-06-24T12:34:26.214-05:00I'm inclined to think you are right about the ...I'm inclined to think you are right about the kid and his sense of humor. That's the only way it makes sense.Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08645466919415273707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-39847342512838766672012-06-24T12:27:32.098-05:002012-06-24T12:27:32.098-05:00It does put things in perspective. Too bad more p...It does put things in perspective. Too bad more people don't do it.Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08645466919415273707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-77328858281629831342012-06-24T12:24:40.060-05:002012-06-24T12:24:40.060-05:00Yes, but you're not entitled to MY bacon...gee...Yes, but you're not entitled to MY bacon...geez!Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08645466919415273707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-28346817212364378912012-06-22T20:28:33.271-05:002012-06-22T20:28:33.271-05:00Ditto x 2 !!!!Ditto x 2 !!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-48731964447545451292012-06-22T13:41:27.819-05:002012-06-22T13:41:27.819-05:00I just got back from a month in Canada. Hard to h...I just got back from a month in Canada. Hard to hang on to beliefs about "American Exceptionalism" when you travel outside the country. They now politely tell you how it really is. <br /><br />It's so embarrassing that you start to seriously look into ways of getting citizenship in another country so that the next time you travel, nobody knows that you're one of those "Ugly Americans".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-8700077058769837552012-06-21T22:45:29.121-05:002012-06-21T22:45:29.121-05:00Skyman, If I did Facebook I would give you a "...Skyman, If I did Facebook I would give you a "like" for this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-24953133271324739642012-06-21T21:02:41.747-05:002012-06-21T21:02:41.747-05:00When I see the phrase "standard of living&quo...When I see the phrase "standard of living" I start to get pain behind my eyeballs. What does that mean? I grew up in a house with one bathroom and my brother and I shared a bedroom until I moved out. My grandparents had the same arrangement. They all had one car. There were no cell phones, computers, etc. and they all had black and white TVs long past the introduction of color. They had furniture for life. They lived in the same house for their whole lives and didn't have "starter homes". They had health insurance. They made food from scratch and bought only what was on sale and the budget allowed. Meals out were special. They all wore clothes until they wore out.<br /><br />What standard are we talking about? We all went to public school and public/private higher ed institutions. We all ended up doing well. I don't understand what "lower standard of living" means. You mean going back to the things I mentioned above? They still sound like first world problems to me. The problem was these kids parents couldn't afford the lifestyle sold to them on HGTV and all the other outlets either and nearly crashed the financial system in the process by over-extending themselves to live beyond their means and beyond what was reasonable. Lower standard of living indeed. And then you die and it's not your stuff anymore anyhow. So in the end, everyone else DOES get your stuff, entitled or not.Skyman123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-84441814193860836372012-06-21T03:41:10.210-05:002012-06-21T03:41:10.210-05:00I adore you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks so much...I adore you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks so much for putting my simmering frustration and rage into words. (and my own admittance of being pathetically impotent in really dealing with the core issues that feed that rage.)<br /><br />It's great to get us all to question our own smug acceptance that we are doing all we can to help improve this world - there's so much to be done, so little time! Thanks for the kick in the butt!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-59162126105511011112012-06-20T22:55:05.019-05:002012-06-20T22:55:05.019-05:00THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!...THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!The Reluctant Raw Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08251270236827145167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-44581588914002926282012-06-20T21:52:53.062-05:002012-06-20T21:52:53.062-05:00With much appreciation and admiration, I tip my ha...With much appreciation and admiration, I tip my hat to you and your majestic word-smithing, because you have articulated what I have felt for a long time. Thank you.dragonflynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-20789995082639844842012-06-20T11:41:05.937-05:002012-06-20T11:41:05.937-05:00Sorry....The actual link:
http://videocafe.crooksa...Sorry....The actual link:<br />http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/heather/thom-hartmann-day-life-joe-middle-class-reblackdaughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554233110211227532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-66992601135411393022012-06-20T11:32:11.895-05:002012-06-20T11:32:11.895-05:00I have an aunt, in Texas, in her 70's, lives o...I have an aunt, in Texas, in her 70's, lives on Social Security, medicare of course. Every conversation eventually turns to : The damn Mexicans, today kids are rotten, nobody pays any taxes, and... for a while Fannie and Freddie ruined the economy, and now Warren Buffet is our biggest threat.<br />I have, a few times attempted to point out that, thanks to a few of her fellow Texans and their obliteration of the global economy (Phil Graham and the repeal of Glass Steagal to start): Mexican immigration is now net zero, she is in the income bracket that is too low to pay federal income tax, everybody pays for social security...it is not money from heaven handed out to undeserving slackers, Fannie and Freddie were mandated to enter in to the default swap fiasco,spending on education has been slashed to the bone by her heroes (no wonder we are 25th in math)...Warren Buffet wants billionaires to pay more in taxes...ect... to no avail.<br />Your excellent, nuanced dissection of who really is the entitlement class in this country reminds me of this: <br />http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/heather/thom-hartmann-day-life-joe-middle-class-republican<br />Keep up the great work!blackdaughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554233110211227532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-19914067060753823212012-06-20T10:37:54.705-05:002012-06-20T10:37:54.705-05:00Does that mean we are entitled to pictures of cats...Does that mean we are entitled to pictures of cats on the internetz? Mrrr?John Healyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03618374685709266085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-83008114027901516122012-06-20T07:33:27.622-05:002012-06-20T07:33:27.622-05:00Wow. I think we should replace all these ridiculou...Wow. I think we should replace all these ridiculous new voter "eligibility" laws with 2 simple questions:<br /><br />1) Have you read 'The Real Entitlement Mentality' by Jim Wright?<br /> <br /> 1a) Did you read past the Rush Limbaugh quote?<br /><br />MAKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-46928738995416933772012-06-20T05:36:38.243-05:002012-06-20T05:36:38.243-05:00I admit, the transition wasn't clear to me eit...I admit, the transition wasn't clear to me either, but the second part was brilliant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com