The Generation of "Bread & Circus" has arrived

The USA is now completely divided without any hope for a reversal due to the split being felt along several fault lines. Unlike schisms in the past, these splits are along both the age, faith, cultural, and self-determination lines.

 

The baby boomers born between 1945 and 1965 were the last generation to be taught somewhat of a work ethic, self-responsibility, and self-determination. The X-generation born from 1965-1988 was the beginning of the entitlement generation where the baby-boomer parents were so busy with their own careers that many of them did not instill a work-ethic or self-discipline into their children. How do I know this? Personal experience.

 

I have been a small business owner for over 20 years, and I have had to hire and fire several youngsters who simply didn't understand that you have to show up for work, do your job and help your company contribute to the bottom line over and above what it costs to pay their salary and benefits.

 

They were never taught this! They think that money grows on trees. They don't understand that a company takes a risk in providing a product or service, hires employees that don't take a risk, and hope that the productivity of the employees is above what it costs to keep them employed. These kids are what I call the "MTV Generation."

 

Doesn't money just come in when you open your doors? Don't customers just come in with all kinds of money to buy your products and services? Don't I deserve more money even though I have no idea if I am helping the company to make a profit? What's profit anyway?

 

This generation has lost its sense of self-worth, self-determination, and self-reliance. They don't know that they are suppose to work hard, save, and increase one's value to their employer. They believe that employers are there to support them regardless if they cost more than they make for the company.

 

It's going to be the generation of "Bread & Circus," and the USA will follow the Roman Republic into the anneals of history as a country that lost its way and become too bloated, too soft, and too weak to survive. The Romans thought that they were invincible, but they forgot about the "enemy within."

 

Ask yourself: "Did I teach my children to be self-reliant, self-disciplined, and self-controlled, or did my kids learn their work philosophy from the public schools and TV?" If it is the former, your kids will be part of the "B&C" crowd, if not, then my hat is off to you.