As I have sat here taking care of some personal matters, I have been contemplating this subject, turning it over and over in my mind. This is something that I have always known in my gut was a matter of grave illness for this country but I have never been able to fully vocalize it, until now.

Thanks to a select few here, the light bulb just popped on. I discovered Ayn Rand back in the early 70's and have read Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged many times over each. But even with that, the true reason had still not come to the surface, until now.

I have always understood that an ever increasing percentage of this population has come to believe they are entitled to have what they are incapable of earning, but why? That has been the mystery.

Now why a fair share of those are just plain lazy and the government has promised them a good life without ever having to lift a finger other than applying for benefits. They get food, clothing, shelter, a phone and beer. I'm just surprised they don't demand the beer be delivered.

But what has just become apparent is the why. For some reason, these people believe they have a higher right to their entitlements than those people being robbed to provide them.

I mean I have seen words here to the effect of "why should they work, the kids are more important and others will provide for them". "Why should they work for low wages and have to work when someone else wants them to"? Imagine, not being able to demand your employer conform to your desires.

So the whole matter comes down to rights, the right of the beggar to demand entitlements irregardless of the pain and suffering of the ones having to provide. Imagine that, the definition of equality from the point of one that does desires equality at the expense of another.