I am sure we've all heard of the musical play "Rent," wherein a landlord is evil because he expects his tenants to pay their goddamn rent on time every month.
Elsewhere in real life, apartment complexes are evil because they evict people, with due process and giving ample time to amend their ways. The apartment complexes' reasons for doing this are sound and logical -- they are giving people a place to live, and in exchange they expect to get paid by those people.
Said people are lazy, bad at budgeting, bad at managing money, bad at managing expenses, bad at taking care of themselves. This is all even though they are grown-ups that are supposed to be able to take care of themselves. And somehow people observing this mess are supposed to side with the lazy slacker tenants who expect to be able to live somewhere for free.
This is an idiotic, spoiled, juvenile mentality that has not matured past the age of twelve apparently, judging by the slacker people's outrage at being expected to pay their way through life.
If you neglect to pay your gas, electricity, or water bills for a few months, the city will shut off these utilities. That probably sucks, having your electricity and heating cut off, especially if that were in the dead of winter. And having to shower in cold water is horrible. (Whenever I visited Bangladesh, I would have to shower under the cold showerhead. The country of Bangladesh does not have heated water in the plumbing system. So people have to make do, either by showering in cold water or bring a pot of hot water with you into the shower.)
Yeah, that's harsh, but too frreakin bad. That’s life. Plan your budget better for next month. Work a second job if you can't make ends meet with just the one job. Don't eat out as often. Buy groceries and cook at home. Get a roommate if you have to.
That's life. That's adult life. There are necessities. There are expenses that are a vital part of living. These include medicine; food; monthly rent if one lives in an apartment, or mortgage if one has bought a house; utilities; gas bills.
I have read and heard the protests that none of these commodities are splurges; they are in fact quite basic -- and I agree with you. None of these are really what one would consider luxuries. These are basic things a person needs in order to live life in this first-world society. You are right on that count.
Like I said, that's life. I am tired of grown adults complaining, "ohh there are just so many expenses in the high cost of living, ohh woe is me, ohhh why should I have to pay for stuff. ohh why should I have to spend my own hard-earned money on stuff that is just a base standard of living? Stuff which is just the minimum necessary to survive at a reasonable health and decency?"
Yes, there are expenses to living that can get quite expensive. Especially in this western first-world society.
That's why you go to college. Major in something useful. Get a freakin job. So that you can freakin afford to live. Learn to support yourself.
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Let us discuss the oft-misunderstood and oft-misused subject of "rights."
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[[[[mentio emergency romm, emergency medical services. Law enforcement,;; police force. Yes, you do have a right to these absolute ___base safety and protection from preventable death__]]]]
You are not a child. If you are a child, then yes, the world does have a responsibility to ensure that all your needs of survival are met. Food, shelter, clothing, education, the right to be taught reading and writing and 'rithmetic.
To elaborate on these rights that children have-- nutritious food and not just junk food; weather-appropriate clothing such as warm coats in cold climates; safe shelter that is structurally sound and won't collapse, has adequate heating, has good plumbing, has reliable security from criminals.
These are rights that children have. The world must provide these to a child without expecting the child to work for them, or pay for them, or earn them in any way.
Not to mention, general safety from harm. Children absolutely have the right not to be molested or assaulted or murdered or worse. These are all rights that a child has, which the world is obligated to provide to a child without expecting anything in return from the child.
However, you are an adult. The world is not obligated to provide you with any of the comforts of living. Not even necessities like food and heating. If you want any of those things as an adult, you better pay for them yourself.
Now, the world does have an obligation to provide you with the absolute most basic general safety from bodily harm. As in, the world has as obligation to refrain from molesting you, murdering you, raping you, mugging you, and/or in any way physically assaulting you. The world does have an obligation not to let you die if it can reasonably safe your life.
Yes, you do have those basic rights of safety and a right to complete bodily autonomy. And that's about it. That is the extent of the obligation the world has to you.
Elsewhere in real life, apartment complexes are evil because they evict people, with due process and giving ample time to amend their ways. The apartment complexes' reasons for doing this are sound and logical -- they are giving people a place to live, and in exchange they expect to get paid by those people.
Said people are lazy, bad at budgeting, bad at managing money, bad at managing expenses, bad at taking care of themselves. This is all even though they are grown-ups that are supposed to be able to take care of themselves. And somehow people observing this mess are supposed to side with the lazy slacker tenants who expect to be able to live somewhere for free.
This is an idiotic, spoiled, juvenile mentality that has not matured past the age of twelve apparently, judging by the slacker people's outrage at being expected to pay their way through life.
If you neglect to pay your gas, electricity, or water bills for a few months, the city will shut off these utilities. That probably sucks, having your electricity and heating cut off, especially if that were in the dead of winter. And having to shower in cold water is horrible. (Whenever I visited Bangladesh, I would have to shower under the cold showerhead. The country of Bangladesh does not have heated water in the plumbing system. So people have to make do, either by showering in cold water or bring a pot of hot water with you into the shower.)
Yeah, that's harsh, but too frreakin bad. That’s life. Plan your budget better for next month. Work a second job if you can't make ends meet with just the one job. Don't eat out as often. Buy groceries and cook at home. Get a roommate if you have to.
That's life. That's adult life. There are necessities. There are expenses that are a vital part of living. These include medicine; food; monthly rent if one lives in an apartment, or mortgage if one has bought a house; utilities; gas bills.
I have read and heard the protests that none of these commodities are splurges; they are in fact quite basic -- and I agree with you. None of these are really what one would consider luxuries. These are basic things a person needs in order to live life in this first-world society. You are right on that count.
Like I said, that's life. I am tired of grown adults complaining, "ohh there are just so many expenses in the high cost of living, ohh woe is me, ohhh why should I have to pay for stuff. ohh why should I have to spend my own hard-earned money on stuff that is just a base standard of living? Stuff which is just the minimum necessary to survive at a reasonable health and decency?"
Yes, there are expenses to living that can get quite expensive. Especially in this western first-world society.
That's why you go to college. Major in something useful. Get a freakin job. So that you can freakin afford to live. Learn to support yourself.
----
Let us discuss the oft-misunderstood and oft-misused subject of "rights."
[[emergency response]]
[[[[mentio emergency romm, emergency medical services. Law enforcement,;; police force. Yes, you do have a right to these absolute ___base safety and protection from preventable death__]]]]
You are not a child. If you are a child, then yes, the world does have a responsibility to ensure that all your needs of survival are met. Food, shelter, clothing, education, the right to be taught reading and writing and 'rithmetic.
To elaborate on these rights that children have-- nutritious food and not just junk food; weather-appropriate clothing such as warm coats in cold climates; safe shelter that is structurally sound and won't collapse, has adequate heating, has good plumbing, has reliable security from criminals.
These are rights that children have. The world must provide these to a child without expecting the child to work for them, or pay for them, or earn them in any way.
Not to mention, general safety from harm. Children absolutely have the right not to be molested or assaulted or murdered or worse. These are all rights that a child has, which the world is obligated to provide to a child without expecting anything in return from the child.
However, you are an adult. The world is not obligated to provide you with any of the comforts of living. Not even necessities like food and heating. If you want any of those things as an adult, you better pay for them yourself.
Now, the world does have an obligation to provide you with the absolute most basic general safety from bodily harm. As in, the world has as obligation to refrain from molesting you, murdering you, raping you, mugging you, and/or in any way physically assaulting you. The world does have an obligation not to let you die if it can reasonably safe your life.
Yes, you do have those basic rights of safety and a right to complete bodily autonomy. And that's about it. That is the extent of the obligation the world has to you.
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