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You are entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness … you are not entitled to everything that you want. You are entitled to pursue all things, but you are not guaranteed you should have all of those things. There’s a big difference and many Americans don’t see the difference. Some people believe that they deserve all things, even if someone else has to share what they have. There’s a lot wrong with this idea. Being ‘equal’ means we have equal freedoms, not that we have the right to equal possessions or equal wealth.

You are not entitled to a fancy house, a shiny new car, cheap gas, college education, and many other things. One problem with those on the Left politically is, they seem to think their constituents are entitled to anything they want.

Hillary Clinton thinks she is entitled to be President of the United States. Illegal aliens think they are entitled to the same rights as legal American citizens. Terrorists think they are entitled to our legal system and courts. In fact, the first words out of their mouths, when caught on the battlefield, were “I want a lawyer.” Young people think they are entitled to all the worldly possessions their parents have, and have worked, scraped and saved their entire lived to accumulate.

Entitlement is the ultimate affirmative action, tipping the scales in one’s favor before the game even starts. In fact, if you really think about it, you realize that most if not all liberal views on most topics can be traced to the notion that certain people deserve certain things, certain treatment, or certain benefits simply based on who they are or what their history is. [snip}

These folks do not find competition entertaining or motivating because they are annoyed that they even have to compete in the first place. Open competition has become a bothersome public relations exercise for them. It is something that they do to look good, to seem as if they have earned something. This is why liberals most often win national elections when the other side messes up. It is difficult to become good at winning when you think wins should be handed to you.

... It spreads like a virus among the groups liberals champion, mixing in with the victimization which they know so well. Thus, women are entitled to this and that because they have been victimized by society and by men for far too long. African-Americans are entitled to this and that because they have been victimized by society and white people for far too long. Illegal aliens are entitled to this and that because they have been victimized by intolerant nativists for far too long.Entitlement mixed with victimization is a toxic cocktail, making its adherents drunk with excuses, rationalizations, passivity and terminal dependence on tired slogans. If I am entitled to something, if I have a divine right to it, having to fight and struggle for that thing becomes an injustice in and of itself, hence the continuation of the whole injustice/victim chain. Carried to the extreme, by many quite willing to do so, entitlement leads to passivity, resentment and selfish arrogance. (continue reading her at Family Security Matters, author Gabriel Garnica, Esq.)

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Obama's Ill-Timed Tax Increases and Economic Ignorance

The Republican National Committee's "not ready to be president" ad notes that in an ailing economy, Barack Obama promises to raise taxes "at the worst possible time." It notes his proposal to double the capital gains tax "for purposes of fairness" and raise the payroll tax cap on millions of workers and small businesses. It questions Obama's understanding of basic economic principles and says his tax hike ideas are "out of touch," and hurts the middle class. (NewsMax)

Someone has to pay for all the entitlement programs in Washington. Who will that be? You, the average, hardworking American tax payer.

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