Our Loss of Personal Responsibility is Our Weakness

Would you say that 90% of the chatter in the air is complaints that we are not being taken care of?

The government, the regulators, the health care industry, the President, the political parties, the Chinese, OPEC and so forth have let us down or are taking what should be ours.

Why would we spend a trillion dollars on healthcare when we could take care of ourselves with a minimum of effort?

Dr. Maring, 64, a gynecologist and obstetrician with three decades as a surgeon, says”… that in the health professions, the kitchen must become as crucial as the clinic. Food is at the center of health and illness.”

Do we really have to tell people that diet and exercise keeps the doctor away? Do you know how many people never need a doctor? Lots of people.

“Financiers send the world into recession and don’t seem to suffer. Neighbors take on huge mortgages and then just walk away when they go underwater. Washington politicians avoid living within their means. Federal agencies fail and get rewarded with more responsibilities.

What the country is really looking for is a restoration of responsibility. If some smart leader is going to help us get out of ideological gridlock, that leader will reframe politics around this end.”  David Brooks NYTimes

The public in a sense has put everyone over a barrel because they make irresponsible decisions and want to hold everyone accountable. The melt down crisis is partly to blame on people who borrowed too much because it was available.

There are so many regulations protecting people from teachers, doctors, financial regulations, businesses, transportation companies and so forth that innovation is stifled from too much regulation.

It is all because people won’t be responsible for them selves and fear everyone is out to get them.

If we really want freedom, we have to take on more responsibility.

It has to start with each one of us willing to be accountable for what we do.

Individuals have lost control of their lives because individuals are afraid to be responsible for their decisions.

We have to make smart decisions that may require deliberation, comparison, and consultation.  Errors and omission insurance costs us a fortune every year because everyone has to have it to do business.

It also keeps people from going into business. If you open a knitting shop and don’t have insurance, you could lose everything you own. Think about it.