[QUOTE=Guest;1198367]A significant element in your stated free experience above amply demonstrates the effort you put forth to make things happen and earn your reward(s).

I think most of us when we address free stuff mean those who have not put forth any effort and feel someone else is obligated to provide them their free stuff...whether education, food stamps, unemployment, insurance, etc.....all thinks most of us have had to earn in our lifetime.

That is what bugs me about the entitlement mind set. Is the no effort intended, you owe me attitude of the day.[/QUOTE]

The problem with the constant repeating of the word "entitlement" is that is being used against people that would love not to be on food stamps, collecting unemployment, being on Medicaid, etc. The loss of a job forces people into these categories. It is bad enough to have to use government programs usually on a temporary basis, but being tagged as a freeloader to boot for political purposes is just plain wrong.

It may be wrong, but politicians like Trump benefit from it. Hell, he is running his entire candidacy on hate. We should all be so proud of what we have become.