Wussification of Our Country

We have thoroughly screwed up our country by "wussifying" our children. I'm not saying that I don't think kids should wear helmets when riding a bike or skateboard, but I think the whole idea of not encouraging competition, even at a young age, is a disaster. We have gotten away from the American Dream that anything is possible because we have decided it is better if the entire population is on a level playing field. This has created a society with a belief system that is totally screwed up. We have become a country that believes "I deserve to have everything I want." Newsflash - you don't deserve anything that you didn't work for. Sometimes life isn't fair. The whole "No Child Left Behind" policy is making kids who had a chance to be superior average. We as parents are responsible. If your child is slow, then work with them, don't send them to school thinking it is the responsibility of an underpaid teacher to work extra with them. These things being said I do believe in helping those who truly need it. I think the welfare system is broken. If you are a single parent and you have a full time job but still can't make ends meet, you should be helped. If you are a single parent and you are to lazy to work, your kids would be better off with someone else. Disability is a joke. If someone is truly disabled, that is fine, but I see to many people on disability who have the ability to do something yet they keep getting handouts. Poverty is a problem in this country because we reward it. During the depression, those who were out of work would do anything to get a job. I actually see people who are proud that they don't have a job and the government takes care of them.