said by whoaru99:The more times I read this the further off base I think it is in regard to morals. The older generations I know seemed to believe, in simplest terms, that if you couldn't afford something you just did without it until you could. They didn't expect a government bailout, so to speak.
But in this day in age you never will be able to afford it without it.
Examples,
Need a job to get internet but need internet to apply for jobs in 2012+.
Need a job to get a car but need a car to get to a job if you don't live in a big city with mass transit.
Family member nice enough to hand you a car to get a job? Well it still takes gas to get to work until your first paycheck in three weeks.
It all boils down to
IT TAKES MONEY TO MAKE MONEY and since so many irresponsible people keep reproducing at a astounding rate without being able to properly support their offspring and get them started post highschool/college the government is having to step in to help them get started.
I know two 22 yr olds. Both have two happily married parents.
Person A's parents are both uneducated living on social security after wearing their body's out doing min wage labor work all their lives.
Person B's parents own their own successful business.
Person A is still living at home unable to get a job in the small town they live in thus also unable to get a car to drive to a bigger town to find work.
Person B is currently making $3,600 a month after his parents bought him a car in cash as a HS graduation present, paid for one semester of technical college post high school, then co-signed a apartment in a big city and paid for 6 months of rent and living expenses so he could work the good job he found after his semester of technical college.
My point is, if one can not afford to be like person B's parents, they should not be reproducing. This is what is wrong with the world!