My Brother's Keeper

Mike has shared his concerns about the growing sense of entitlement people have about the role of government. People are expecting more from government and less from themselves. The result has been the creation of what radio host Larry Elder calls "victicrats:" "Victi" as in victim, and the suffix "-crat" as in a supporter of a certain kind of ruling body.

The politics of seeing yourself and/or others as victims (as opposed to someone who is responsible for the consequences - good or bad - of their own decisions and actions) have become a very powerful force in America. As a result, more and more tax dollars are being used to fund welfare or entitlement programs. While I agree there are people that truly need help because of circumstances over which they have no control, I don't believe government has the primary obligation to provide that help.

This article from the website of the Heritage Foundation is an excellent discussion of why it's NOT government that should bear the responsibility of being my "brother's keeper."

What does this have to do with trucking? Well, not much except to say Mike and Lori have also seen many employees, including truckers, who bring the entitlement mindset to the workplace, who think the company they work for has an obligation to employ them and to do so in a way that suits them, not the company. Sorry, it doesn't work that way. If you don't like the work environment, then don't let the door hit you on the way out. At the same, an employeer that truly abuses its employees soon won't have any.