"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:53:22 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
wrote:

Which entitlements don't you think are appropriate?

Every entitlement can be justified in some way and appear reasonable
on the surface. That's part of the problem. Taken as a whole
however they eventually become too expensive to be self sustaining.

The real mistake is to assume that all issues can be corrected by some
sort of government program. What ever happened to social
responsibility and community action?

So, a couple of points. I agree with you, but the trick is to figure out a
way to get regular people to make good decisions about entitlements. I'm
open to suggestions. Second, no one is suggesting that the gov't can solve
all the problems. Gov't can solve some of the problems, however. Third,
social responsibility and community action are alive and well. Perhaps we
need to encourage them more.. no argument there.