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We have all taken shortcuts at some time. Maybe a Fast Path at the amusement park, Siri or Alexa digital voice assistants, weight control meals or pills, Publishers Clearing House (you may hit the jackpot!), or computer shortcuts that require fewer steps to get a task done. Hopefully most go well - maybe not so much for weight control or Publishers Clearing House 😄.

Why do we want to take a shortcut to begin with? Well, it's obvious. It's short. It gets you what you want faster. Why does the idea of a shortcut appeal to us? It's because we want what we want, we want it now and we want it more cheaply. Shortcuts promise us that. A lot of marketing that we receive - television, radio, Facebook, social media - is oriented to that. One simple trick, a shortcut, and we have the potential to get the thing we want.

Sometimes shortcuts don't turn out as we hoped. Before we get to our serious topic (skip to topic below), take a look at a familiar folly, perhaps one you can identify with because you may have tried something similar ^[1]:

Why did I want to take a shortcut to begin with? Well, it's obvious. It's short. It held the promise of getting to where I wanted to go faster. Most of us have found that some shortcuts are really a fool's folly - they're not true. And that's really a tempting thing for any of us. Because in the end, sometimes the things we long for are not a shorter drive to our destination. The things we want are the BIG things - the SERIOUS things. That's what the REAL point of this topic is about - continued below.

VICTIMHOOD AND GOVERNMENT FREE STUFF

The Liberal Left has worked hard to convince its target groups that they are victims and need a shortcut - handouts from the Government - in order to be able to succeed in life. No mention of the actions that you actually need to take to build your own success going forward.

This approach is not accidental. The Liberal Left knows that Government Free Stuff is just like a drug addiction - once you start, you will be hooked and, though it is possible to escape, it is very difficult to do so and most people will be under their control for the rest of their life.

• Under their control because Government Free Stuff will never lift you out of low income. Only YOU can lift yourself out of low income. Under Government Free Stuff you will remain low income and unable to break out
• Under their control because you will always have to keep Liberal Democrats voted into power to ensure the Government Free Stuff keeps coming
• Under their control because when the Liberal Left finds another radical voting pool it wants to go after, or dictate an action with which you disagree, you will be obliged to embrace it regardless of your core beliefs or lose your Government Free Stuff

The trap is insidious because it sounds somewhat reasonable.

• You shouldn't be strapped with paying off a huge student loan should you ^[5]?
  • Never mind that you chose a college that was out of your "price range".
  • Never mind that you chose an education path that does not pay well, or you didn't finish your degree.
  • Never mind that you would have been better off having selected a Trade School or Community College.

• You are entitled to a living wage aren't you?
  •    Even though you chose not to finish High School? And now you may have to live with your parents to get by?
  •    Even though you were late and missed work days at your previous jobs?
  •    Even though you partied and were not rested, providing good quality work and customer service at your previous job?
• Everybody should be entitled to universal health care shouldn't they?
  •    Even if you choose to prioritize other things such as a nicer car, house, expensive cell phones, Air Jordan shoes or designer clothes over responsible health insurance?
  •    Even if you chose not to work, to contribute to the best of your ability to the common good?
• You're a victim (due to your race, gender, ethnicity, age, ...). Shouldn't you be given special treatment to gain equity with everybody else?
  • No mention of the role your poor choices (drugs, skipping school, promiscuity, gangs, ...) contributed to your current situation?
  • No mention of the role that a fatherless home played in your circumstance?
  • No mention of your parents' failure to guide your development onto a better path?
  • No mention of BLM's core goal to destroy the Family ^{[3], [4]}?
  • No mention that YOU are primarily responsible for YOU.
  • You should sit around and wait for somebody else to make everything right for you? Really? Is that a life plan??

SAFETY NETS

We want to be quick to emphasize that we are very fortunate to live in a country where the United States Government provides important Safety Nets. Safety Nets provide a valuable service to those genuinely in need, including:

• Persons who are physically or mentally unable to work
• Persons who, due to a business downturn, need temporary support while they look for another job
• Persons who have suffered a loss due to a natural disaster and need support to rebuild
• Persons who have suffered a relationship loss or a death and need temporary support while they rearrange their lives and get back on their feet
• Persons who have made poor life choices, to receive counseling to get on a successful path

Safety Nets should be temporary and are not meant to be an entitlement for able-bodied persons; they should be a 2^nd chance, to start over. Persons who habitually make bad choices (drugs, alcohol, crime, promiscuity, laziness, etc.) should be expected to suffer the discomfort resulting from their choices, to hopefully encourage them to choose a better, more responsible path.

HONEST EVALUATION

What shortcuts are you trying to take to the fulfillment of your hopes and dreams? Are those shortcuts going to lead you to that success, or will they trap you in a direction that will be very difficult or impossible to back out of?

OUR RECOMMENDATION

First and foremost, if you are an able-bodied person not in need of a Safety Net, avoid taking Government Free Stuff at all costs. It's a trap, and it will be the first step in your path to looking for other Government Free Stuff the rest of your life. Choose the responsible path for your life; seek the dignity of a job with advancements earned by your past contributions and at the same time building your skills and capabilities.

Yes, you may wait months or years for you to achieve your goal, and you're wondering if you will ever see the fruition of the hopes and dreams that you're holding on to. The answer is, you will succeed as millions of others have.

Second, recognize that many people have been down your road before you. They have some good advice, but it's tough advice. Importantly, it's wise advice. Here's the advice that has a decades-long track record of significantly improving your success, the Success Sequence ^[2]:

• Graduate from high school (at least)
• Get a full-time job
• Marry before having kids

(in that order)

Finally, engage in your community - church, schools, athletics, political groups that think like you do.

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