Hispanic Enterprise - February/March 2008 - (Page 49)

fund” to help people make their house payments. There is more nanny government in the prescription for an ailing economy. The Bush Administration recently proposed a $150 million stimulus package to jumpstart the economy. Congress eagerly went along. There wasn’t much debate, but what little there was had to do with whether the package should include an extension of unemployment beneﬁts and an increase in food stamps or be limited to rebate checks for individuals. No one bothered to ask if this kind of economic bailout wasn’t sending the wrong message to a new generation. And it’s young people who often seem most susceptible to the entitlement mentality. According to a recent survey of workers in their twenties, young Americans expect not just jobs that pay good salaries but that also provide ample amount of vacation time so that they may enjoy their riches. They interview for jobs, actHISPANIC ENTERPRISE * ACCORDING TO A RECENT SURVEY OF WORKERS IN THEIR TWENTIES, YOUNG AMERICANS EXPECT NOT JUST JOBS THAT PAY GOOD SALARIES BUT THAT ALSO PROVIDE AMPLE AMOUNT OF VACATION TIME SO THAT THEY MAY ENJOY THEIR RICHES. employer is doing them a favor by considering them for a job. And, if they get the job, well, how long before they apply for the vice presidency? This is precisely the contingent that needs to be taught to be self-sufﬁcient and held accountable for its actions. It needs to learn that there is no such thing as entitlement, and that biggest obstacles we face in life are self-imposed. And it needs to learn that placing blame for a problem isn’t the same as ﬁxing it. The last thing it needs is to be taught that government will always be there to rescue you when things get rough. Sure. Ask the people of New Orleans if they still believe that. ing as if they’re doing employers a favor by even considering working for their company instead of thinking that the Ruben Navarrette, Jr. is a member of the editorial board of the San Diego UnionTribune, a nationally syndicated columnist with The Washington Post Writers Group, and a regular contributor of commentary to CNN.com and USA TODAY. 49 February/March 2008 http://CNN.com

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Hispanic Enterprise - February/March 2008 Contents Briefcase: BIZBUZZ: Business Briefs Briefcase: Trendsetters Briefcase: BIZTECH: Virtually Meeting BizLife: Travel: Madrid's New Attraction Q & A: Mi Case es su Casa Hispanic Commerce: The Agenda Cover Story: The Top 50 Corporations for Supplier Diversity Technology: Hispanic Web 2.0 Success & Motivation: Sweetening the Deal Politics & Government: The Rescue Generation Managing: The Method Franchising: The Hispanic Face of Franchising Chamber Focus: It's Showtime Movers & Shakers: Open for Business Finance & Investing: Getting Your 401(K) on Target

Hispanic Enterprise - February/March 2008

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