There are two words I hate hearing: change and unfair.

There are two words I hate hearing: change and unfair. 

They say things like: "You need to change." Or, "We need to change the world." Disney ran a campaign a few years ago about changing the world. 

My problem with this is: What do they mean by change?

This is similar to a phrase I hate: "I want to make a difference." 

What does that mean anyway? Make a difference. Hitler wanted to make a difference. Hitler wanted to change the world. But it was not for the good. 

You want to change the world? You want to change America for the better. Well, do you want to make capitalism better? Or do you want to send us in a direction towards socialism? 

So, In my mind, I think that people ought to not use generalizations. They ought to be more specific about what they want to change. 

Let's discuss unfairness. You hear things like, "It's unfair you have so much money and I have nothing."

Why is that unfair? That person worked his ass off to get to where he or she is. Why is that unfair? 

"The income gap is unfair." 

Well, it's not my fault the income gap is there in the first place. I got to where I am at because I chose to go to college instead of working at McDonald's. And I did not get an unfair advantage in college either. I did poorly in high school. So I went to the college that gave me a chance. And I studied hard and worked hard to get to where I'm at. 

So, you could do this too. It would involve (lol) making a change. It would involve hard work. Not saying you don't work hard. I'm just giving an example here. 

I think it's unfair that the government takes my money and gives it to causes I do not support. I do not want my hard-earned money going to solve the problems that the people of California caused themselves. I think it is unfair when my hard-earned money goes towards the killing of babies. I don't' want my money going to other countries. It's not "fair" that my hard-earned money is going to Mexico when there are people in need right here in Michigan. If you don't take my money unfairly, I would be more than likely to donate to the causes right here in Michigan. Be it as it is, you take $10,000 or more of my money every year. So that doesn't leave me with much to help out causes I do support. 

There is truth to that too. In the 1980s, when taxes were cut by quite a bit, charitable donations were at record highs. People had more money left in their wallets and were donating it to charitable causes. But, once taxes went back up, charitable donations declined. So, who is being unfair here? Is it me? Or is it the government? I think it is the government that is being unfair. And that's just me. I think it's fair if you disagree with me. And if you do please share in the comments below. We can have a mature discussion here at the RT Cave. 

I think there are many people who should be taken care of by the government, such as those with handicaps and the elderly. But I don't think it's fair to take money from hard-working people like me to feed Joe Smith who is sitting on a couch playing Nintendo all day and watching TV on his 55 inch TV at night. I don't think that's fair either. So, it goes both ways. But, when people are referring to unfairness, they are seldom talking about the forgotten men and women like me and you. 

So, these are things I think about often. And, despite my hatred of these words, I guarantee you I will hear one or both of them at some point this morning. 

My point here is: Don't use generalizations. Do be specific when you make a statement. If you want to make a change, that's great if it's for the good. But, then again, how do you define good? Is good making capitalism better? Or is good to make America more socialist? My point is that it's good to know what kind of change or difference you want to make?