Comments on: Doers and Hopers http://www.christiangrantham.com/2008/02/18/doers-and-hopers/ Sat, 17 May 2008 18:33:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Rob http://www.christiangrantham.com/2008/02/18/doers-and-hopers/#comment-509 Rob Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:38:37 +0000 http://www.christiangrantham.com/2008/02/18/doers-and-hopers/#comment-509 Congratulations on being so public-spirited. (Someday I'll probably be picking up roadside trash too--as court-ordered community service.) And the distinction you draw between doers and hopers is useful. But shouldn't we first focus on the litterer you describe and the problem he epitomizes? It's the distinction between those who clean up their own mess and those who create a mess for others to clean up. And the problem isn't limited to people who toss Mountain Dew bottles. It's people who have children they can't afford to provide food and medical care for, it's people who drive without having liability insurance, it's people who get mortgages they can't afford to pay. And often, these are the people who demand that the government bail them out. Congratulations on being so public-spirited. (Someday I’ll probably be picking up roadside trash too–as court-ordered community service.) And the distinction you draw between doers and hopers is useful.

But shouldn’t we first focus on the litterer you describe and the problem he epitomizes? It’s the distinction between those who clean up their own mess and those who create a mess for others to clean up. And the problem isn’t limited to people who toss Mountain Dew bottles. It’s people who have children they can’t afford to provide food and medical care for, it’s people who drive without having liability insurance, it’s people who get mortgages they can’t afford to pay. And often, these are the people who demand that the government bail them out.

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