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Originally Posted by desertgrandma
excuse me? You are kidding, right? We should "fix" the disparity HOW? Living in Europe gives you no insight to the problems here.
Personally, I was raised to pay my own way. This is something people can't understand nowdays.
Lets start with the free breakfasts and lunches at school. If you cannot afford to feed your kids, by golly I sure as heck won't. What does oatmeal and a peanutbutter/jelly sandwich cost? Kids won't eat it? My heart breaks. Have you any clue to the waste incurred each frakin' day at just one school because kids are allowed to choose what they want? Disgraceful!
Can't afford health insurance? Don't get it, but sure as hell don't depend on anyone else (except possibly family) to bail you out. lts not a god given right.
Can't afford a house? Don't buy one. It isn't a "right" Bought a house and now are losing it due to no fault of your own? Sorry, thats tough. Pull up your big girl panties and start over like our forebears did. I do NOT own you a bailout! Does no one remember the 30's? Who bailed out who then? No one, and we came back a stronger, more reliant society.
Can't afford a college education? Bull hockey. Go to work, take out loans, and do like anyone who really wants something does.....sacrifice until you get what you want. You may graduate with horrendous debt, but where is it written higher education should be free? My daughter and son both did this.......and they are now debt free, and have a decent job.
I believe the saying is "You have the right to PURSUE happiness", not happiness is guaranteed. That goes for wealth, homes and everything else you might want in this life.
I"m sure I'll be blasted for my views. Tough. Someone has to finally stand up and say "enough".
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No offence meant but everything you have said is antithetical to the majority opinion in Europe. I fear it's a cultural rift that will never bridged. But (on the whole) we do think that health insurance should be for everyone, that education should be available to all, and not dependent on means, that a child should not go hungry because of their parents and that everyone should have an equal footing, whether state funded or by some other means.
When I see statements such as yours I feel greatly saddened, and that is probably because of my cultural surroundings. But it always brings to mind what my English teacher told me once when he found me with sweets that I refused to share with the rest of the class. It has stuck with me for a very long time:
I care not for thee jack, for I am in the lifeboat.