An Ordinary Life: You Get What You Incent

Thursday, February 9, 2012

You Get What You Incent

I watched this video at Joan's a couple of months ago. It'll be the most entertaining and educational video you've watched in a long time.

Why be responsible when it's more profitable to be supported by the government?

4 comments:

George said...: Just think, this type of thing is going on hundreds of thousands of times a day. Just not on Judge Judy.; February 10, 2012 at 12:47 PM
Rita said...: He was getting free tuition, $1,000 a month stipend and $400 for rent.

Does anyone really believe that when people who see nothing wrong with getting handed all of this stuff for free that they will get a decent job once they graduate and suddenly believe they are no longer entitled to whatever free handouts simply because they can?

I mean anyone outside of Washington.; February 10, 2012 at 6:25 PM
Greybeard said...: (To no avail), I have been shouting for as long as I can remember that we MUST quit rewarding failure. When you talk with a lefty and ask if they took Soc. 101, Psy 101, and Econ 101, most will say they have. If you ask them why they don't practice what they learned you'll hear Simon and Garfunkel's greatest hit.

Facts?
We don't need no stinking facts.
We already have our minds made up.; February 11, 2012 at 1:57 PM
Babs said...: These are the people that Obama is counting on to be re-elected. I am horrified, and I am very, very afraid.

I don't recognize this country anymore. To paraphrase a famous first lady's comments: "For the first time in my life, I am ASHAMED to be an American."; February 14, 2012 at 11:04 AM