(The Entitlement Nation, Part I | The Entitlement Nation, Part II) We, as a society, have become so accustomed to these social programs, that we have developed excuses for being so dependent upon them. And like any addict, we need to recognize these excuses for what they are so we can begin to heal. "For those below the poverty level, life is unbearable! The government needs to do something!" Government hand-outs are no substitute for hard work and personal responsibility. Most of the people who live chronically below the poverty line have the ability to change their condition, but they lack the desire and motivation. And so long as the government is handing them money, food, and medical care, where is their motivation?
A Silicon Valley lawmaker is gaining momentum with a bill that would require “climate change” to be among the science topics that all California public school students are taught.The measure, by state Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, also would mandate that future science textbooks approved for California public schools include climate change.
“You can’t have a science curriculum that is relevant and current if it doesn’t deal with the science behind climate change,” Simitian said. “This is a phenomenon of global importance and our kids ought to understand the science behind that phenomenon.”
The state Senate approved the bill, SB 908, Jan. 30 by a 26-13 vote. It heads now to the state Assembly.
Since when did it become a good idea to teach children unproven hypotheses in place of facts? If this isn’t indoctrination in the public schools, I don’t know what is.
What to do: if you live in California, use The Mailbox to contact your state legislators. Encourage them to vote “no” on SB 908.
Full article here: Bill would require California’s science curriculum to cover climate change - San Jose Mercury News
In Part I, we talked about the history of how we got started into the Socialist mire of entitlements. While FDR and the New Deal introduced us to Social Security, it was future generations and future presidents that made the matter worse. They did so not just because it would buy them votes in upcoming elections, but they each learned that people spoke so highly and favorably about FDR and the New Deal, and they wanted a legacy of their own to match his.
Apparently, each of these presidents missed that line about “the government that governs least, governs best.”
LBJ needed a history lesson when he launched his “war on poverty.” In 1835, Alexis de Tocqueville submitted an Essay on Pauperism to the Royal Academic Society of Cherbourg. The Essay addressed an odd paradox: why, in the most affluent nation in the world (at the time it was England) was there a massive problem of “pauperism” (what we would now call “welfare”: poor people on poor relief)?