http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/privilege Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:41:10 -0400 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:41:10 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/362/you-owe-me-examining-a-generation-of-entitlement By Kate S. Rourke - Once upon a time, in a land called America, people truly believed in a capitalist system. Citizens worked hard their entire lives to feed into their 401-K plans and expected that depending on how the economy went, they may profit from their work. They did not depend on the American government to take care of everything for them; in fact they had a great sense of personal responsibility. Other countries, such as France and Britain, have experienced a high burden being placed upon their governments over these decades, due to their citizens believing in a cradle to grave system in which from the... Fri, 14 Jan 2011 09:53 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/362/you-owe-me-examining-a-generation-of-entitlement