Michigan overwhelmingly loves Obama, 71 percent approval. I get it.
Although I understand that Michiganders want to cling to the entitlements and the overblown benefits that have sustained them for so long, I don’t think it’s good. The sense of entitlement is so prevasive in Detroit and other regions of Michigan that reversing it is difficult for me to contemplate. And Obama is feeding their lecherous frenzy.
i’ll digress into a story that really has little to do with this article but exemplifies the “me-me” society our overbearing government has produced.
It’s just one instance, but I see things like this all the time. I was at walk-up line at Checker’s in Hamtramck and it took about 20 minutes to get my food. There were two people in front of me — a cheery truck driver who said he only orders one thing at a time or the service decreases exponentially, and this woman with a forty ounce malt beverage and her son who ordered two value meals. As we waited I watched kids leaving school and yelling things, like, “fuck you nigga,” across the street to one another, seemingly oblivious of the elderly Polish women trudging nearby. It was only friendly banter. In line, the two people in front of me discussed the horrible service. They’d both experienced it at this location before, as had I. The woman started complaining how we all deserved free meals or pops, etc. The man took his Checkerburger and contently walked back to his truck. When the lady and her son’s food was ready she started her rant about how she deserved free stuff. She got it — I think free pops. I didn’t ask for anything or expect anything. This is why: I’ve been to this location several times and I know they are horrible at their jobs. I go back for the food and the convenience, so if I’m not fulfilling my obligation as a responsible consumer, I have no right to presume they own me anything besides the product and service they provide and which I’m already familiar with. You can’t very well complain about a shoddy product you knew you were going to get. If they want to increase the value of their product by giving free pops to compensate for their crappy service, that’s the business’s prerogative, not the consumer’s.
Anyway, I see a lot of Obama supporters who think the way this woman does and not just regarding businesses they frequent.
No one owes anyone anything. The only reason you give something to anyone else is because of mutual benefit. No one owes you anything. Liberate yourself and affect your individuality. There truly is no such thing as charity — depending on how you define it.
Tags: libertarian, Hamtramck, Michigan, freep, entitlements, obama, grand rapids, checker's, rally's, welfare, free trade
