In response to “Equal Entitlement”

In response to “Equal Entitlement”
“…all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness…” this sentence in the Declaration of Independence does not take into account the diversity in this country. It sounds great in theory and the government is attempting to make changes towards equality but I think that the entire nation would have to start completely over for that to happen.

Yes, there are individuals that are more educated than others, which should open up more employment doors for them, just as someone who has a natural skill that does not have a college degree has other doors open to them whom are just as happy with their life.
The focus is on the individuals that don’t have the college degree or were they born with a natural skill and struggle to live day to day. For whatever reason these individuals had little or no opportunity to advance in their life due to their sole focus is on surviving. The government has set up programs for those individuals to get the help they need, such as education and healthcare.

As far as more taxes for the wealthy I feel that is not fair because like most Americans they are working for their money and that is theirs, but as the saying goes “nothing in life is fair.” I think if the wealthy were to take a small percentage and “donate” to the government for the programs instead of forcing them, it would more likely happen with out all the hype. As an incentive the wealthy would get a tax break which would benefit all. It contradicts “all men are created equal” but it is helping out the ones in need. As the cycle continues and more programs set up “equality” seem possible. Everyone will still be separated by class since we are not able to start from scratch, but I feel there will be a decrease in poverty since more individuals will have the opportunity to advance in their life and peruse happiness on how they deem fit.