A lack of personal responsibility

If ever you have wondered if American has become an entitlement society, this headline should clear things up for you: Jobless NYC woman sues college for $70K in tuition. Apparently she hasn't gotten the career advice she expected and has no job.

Does she sue the skillet manufacturer when her stir-fry burns? The book publisher when she can't bring herself to finish a book? Or in this case, perhaps the paper company that makes her resume paper is to blame. Take them out too!

We have fallen into the misleading notion that the equality pronounced in the Declaration of Independence is a guarenteed equality of outcomes rather than equality of opportunity. Life's tough and sometimes it isn't fair, but that doesn't mean we need to waste society's time in trying to force false equity.

This woman showed enough personal responsibility to get through college. Now its time to take a look around, realize you aren't the only one having trouble finding a job in a down economy, and take personal responsibility for fixing it - and stop casing blame where none is due.