Earn It T-Shirt

There is no notion that I find more dangerous to our way of life and more despicable than the idea that we are "owed" anything or that we "deserve" anything. Life is a competition. You need to look no further than nature. If a lion sits around all day and decides not to hunt, it doesn't eat. If it doesn't eat, it dies. Simple. Brutal. Reality. We are no different, except we have compassion. We see others that will not work, will not put out effort, and we refuse to let them starve. We make sure they have what they need to survive. We, the capable, the workers, decide that we will not let another human being die while we have the means to prevent it. I believe that is a good thing. I believe that is just. The growing issue, however, is when people who do not work, who do not contribute to society believe they are owed something more. They deserve cable. They deserve a car. They deserve that which the workers receive. We are teetering on the edge of a place where it is more beneficial t