The American Dream… For one part of society the dream consists of taking what you can from the government (or working people), for the other part it is taking what you have and building on it. The second part of the dream applies to us all, except those running government, and that is to live our lives as we see fit, not as government sees fit. Welfare is a malignant tumor that is corrupting our Nation. Black leaders need to stand up and tell black people the truth, instead they encourage the entitlement mentality that is prohibiting the economic growth of african americans, by the millions! Example- Our government “gave” the Native Americans land and sent them checks. Look at them now! Our government gives african-americans ghetto’s and projects to live in and then sends them a check. Instead of promoting self reliance they promote a subculture of americans that honestly think that they are owed money because they have a pulse. I was pregnant at 16, married at 18 and had a family of 4 (including my husband)by 19. I never got a check and I survived! Instead of having BBQ ribs for dinner on food stamps, we ate fried bologna. We worked 3 jobs and barely scraped by. 10 years ago (18yrs. old) our combined income was less than $10,000 a year! Now at 27 and 28 years old our combined income is $165,000 a year. Why? Because hard work and determination is rewarding in America. It makes me mad as hell that after all my sweat and tears to get where I am, the government feels entitled to take a very large ammount of our money and hand it over to someone that doesn’t give a damn what I had to do to make it!!!
