tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274863436171313162.post4215341099166529935..comments2024-02-05T18:59:44.678-05:00Comments on The Borg Blog: Actions Speak Louder than WordsBorgBloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03373177980133792571noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274863436171313162.post-53654120209558385842012-11-07T20:15:29.677-05:002012-11-07T20:15:29.677-05:00Totally agree with you but you knew that :)Totally agree with you but you knew that :)opinion8dhermithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15093100869650698978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274863436171313162.post-18870077243959748862012-11-07T14:48:53.576-05:002012-11-07T14:48:53.576-05:00You got is sista. My husband works in real estate...You got is sista. My husband works in real estate and often with subsidized housing projects. What a sham. People live in these gov't subsidized housing units for years and years... making an effort NOT to make a better life for themselves, trying NOT to earn a higher wage, trying NOT to move up. Why? Because there is no incentive when you only have to pay $300 a month for a place that at market rate would be $800. This is a systemic problem. Although I totally agree we have become a society of people who just expect to be given everything, there are programs and government traps that encourage that behavior and mode of thought. Until that changes, until we say, look... we'll help you out as long as you are willing to make an effort to help yourself, rather than here ya go... no questions asked, this will continue. And it is devastating for those who actually need short-term help, because so many assume you're just crying wolf and trying t take advantage. Entitlement programs are just that, when they should be short-term assistance programs. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11831906162975329169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274863436171313162.post-6406730277772392212012-11-07T10:01:01.672-05:002012-11-07T10:01:01.672-05:00I admit, I have been ranting on FB further about o...I admit, I have been ranting on FB further about other entitlement programs: frequent flyer programs, credit cards (I'm entitled to buy today something I can't necessarily pay for today), mortgages, capital gains tax (because I reinvest my money into America, I'm entitled to a lower tax rate on those earnings than the guy who is working two jobs and sweating in a factory). "Entitlement" is pervasive throughout society. It's just easier to recognize the behavior in others than ourselves. <br /><br />I don't participate in political conversations frequently - and I respect everyone's right to agree to disagree. I don't pretend to have all the answers. But all of the apocalyptic rhetoric is driving me nuts. The apocalypse may be near - but it wasn't caused solely by Obama. We have a deficit in our society, and it isn't JUST economic. <br /><br />Sorry - I should back away from the keyboard... BorgBloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03373177980133792571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274863436171313162.post-256985159541054852012-11-07T09:56:13.604-05:002012-11-07T09:56:13.604-05:00I'll do what I can.I'll do what I can.Cindy Lou Whohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10369628893088728744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274863436171313162.post-30883344086353064652012-11-07T09:19:44.878-05:002012-11-07T09:19:44.878-05:00Well said. I'm so tired of the sense of entitl...Well said. I'm so tired of the sense of entitlement I'm planning to become a recluse. I can't take it. <br /><br />I am, however, thrilled beyond words that my own two boys have grown into responsible adults and contributing members of society. I'd like to believe there is ultimately hope for society. <br />Leslie Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13514397178022946975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274863436171313162.post-26210566579867308912012-11-07T09:15:02.725-05:002012-11-07T09:15:02.725-05:00I sadly agree, but today, frankly, my message is a...I sadly agree, but today, frankly, my message is a harsh one - put up or shut up! :) (Does the smiley face soften the message too much?) Thanks for the comment. BorgBloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03373177980133792571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274863436171313162.post-7249000018992197762012-11-07T08:58:00.273-05:002012-11-07T08:58:00.273-05:00Very well said.
It doesn't matter what countr...Very well said. <br />It doesn't matter what country you live in, I see a dramatic decline in anyone willing to be responsible for themselves. It's always somebody elses fault, somebody else is the reason for every bad thing that happens. When people start stepping up to the plate and try to be the change, only then will things begin to turn around. But I'm not very optimistic in that actually happening. Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17697779460254600164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274863436171313162.post-86461715337288579572012-11-07T08:45:35.079-05:002012-11-07T08:45:35.079-05:00Now go make it viral. Post a link in response to ...Now go make it viral. Post a link in response to all the social media posts that piss you off with the whining today! ;) BorgBloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03373177980133792571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7274863436171313162.post-45219540764718296252012-11-07T08:43:33.452-05:002012-11-07T08:43:33.452-05:00You're preaching to the choir here. I agree wh...You're preaching to the choir here. I agree wholeheartedly. Well said.Cindy Lou Whohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10369628893088728744noreply@blogger.com