Entitlement System Sinkhole

I liken America's growing entitlement system to a sinkhole that destroys all that enters its ever expanding circumference. Is not the entitlement system costly, uneconomical, confounding, and counterproductive. Have not all of us seen the results of our entitlement programs? If you are unsure of the results, take a drive through your own neighborhood, your nearest town or city. What do you see? I see able bodied men and woman gathering around neighborhood quick marts or standing around street corners or simply conversing on cell phones while life and opportunity pass them by. They are for the most part society's takers. They are where they are because they choose to ride on the backs of working America rather than work for a living. A government subsidy is their American dream. Therein lies the problem.  Once dependent on government handouts in its various forms, working to get off support results in lowering one's standard of living. We are punishing the earners and trapping those in need in a lifestyle with little or no hope of achieving the American Dream our forefathers wanted for every responsible citizen. To recover from the effects of a widening sinkhole we must get back to good parenting,  good government and good time tested Christian values that appreciates the importance of saying no and encouraging personal responsibility.