I highly disagree with everything.
The first thing you should know is that entitlements are not a bad thing. They are a great thing. Great! Fantastic! Without them we would all murder each other.
*** this is highly untrue. Long before the entitlement loving generation our nation built itself off the backs of hard working people. These people helped each other. Communities helping communities.***
today entitlements are a way to federalize individuals. To diminish their rights. We at least thats the case, Union States vs US . ..Federal notes are then given to states in block form, inorder for states to accept they have to do Federal gov's bidding. So now the states liberty and freedom is reduced. Doubling down on the person. What slave I wondered would thank the slavemaster for coerced cooperation, I thought this was impossible until today.
We dont need handouts. We need a fair and transparent monetary system. With money not being lent into circulation. Let me explain if your birth certificate (if your born in US), HOLDS monetary value. Lets say 9 million. The federal government borrows against that line of credit. You cant nor dont. But if you learn about liberty and freedom, you can claim that and discharge all debts.
Why would you need handouts, if you can resolve all debts yourself? Also, becoming more free.
Entitlement doesn't mean hand out. You pay money to get stuff, like food stamps, or unemployment insurance so you should get it. You deserve it. You paid for it.
What you said about states is true. If you want the Federal money to build bridges or whatnot there are certain conditions your state must meet. There was a big controversy here in Tucson last year about it. If we declare ourselves a Sanctuary City we lose federal money. We are entitled to federal money since we pay taxes into it. But you are correct. The US Government controls what the States receive.
But you lost me on birth certificates. How does the government borrow on my birth certificate? I don't understand.
Here is where you are..stuck.
Money received from taxes generally goes to military spending. Corporations taxes goes to same. Gas tax is supposed to go to funding repair and bridges. Other excise taxes are collected by states and treasury. So in essence, you're not paying into anything. It's just a federal subsidy. See?
The certificate issue stems from MOA accounts through social security. When a person is born into this country a line of credit is established upon the certificate of birth. Look at my posts freedom is an illusion which outlines this. So, inorder to continue its spending, the federal reserve has to tap the certificates to stimulate its credit. Would they have done this and disallowed you to participate wouldve been deemed involuntary servititude. So they give you option to wield the certificate yourself, but never tell you about it.
Truth is, taxes do not go to social programs. Social programs reserves like social security are not guaranteed nor preserved (see TAARP bailout).