England has developed a culture of entitlement which meets the basic material needs (and more) of young people but also emotionally consigns them to dependency on the welfare state. There is little possibility for advancement except via greater and greater government handouts . . . and now the bills are coming due, which actually means less and less government handouts. Hence, the rage. In the US, there is much greater economic mobility; if you don’t significantly screw up your life by the time you turn 21, the chances are pretty good that you are going to move upwards over the course of your life. (Most rich Americans are elderly and did not start out rich). America, however, is headed in the direction of England, which is one more reason we need to rein in entitlements sooner rather than later.Post: LONDON BURNING
England has developed a culture of entitlement which meets the basic material needs (and more) of young people but also emotionally consigns them to dependency on the welfare state. There is little possibility for advancement except via greater and greater government handouts . . . and now the bills are coming due, which actually means less and less government handouts. Hence, the rage. In the US, there is much greater economic mobility; if you don’t significantly screw up your life by the time you turn 21, the chances are pretty good that you are going to move upwards over the course of your life. (Most rich Americans are elderly and did not start out rich). America, however, is headed in the direction of England, which is one more reason we need to rein in entitlements sooner rather than later.