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Written by Stumo
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Sunday, 02 March 2008 |
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Maybe this is why we are spending our inheritance and leaving our kids to pay the bill.
Narcissism and entitlement among college students have increased
steadily since 1979, according to a study to be published this year in
the Journal of Personality. Between that year and 2006, 16,000 college
students were asked to pick between such paired statements as "I expect
a great deal from other people" and "I like to do things for other
people," and "I will never be satisfied until I get all that I deserve"
and "I will take my satisfactions as they come."
The data are clear: The ascent of narcissism and entitlement is dramatic.
"What we really have is a culture that has increasingly emphasized
feeling good about yourself and favoring the individual over the
group," says the study's co-author, Jean Twenge, a professor of
psychology at San Diego State University. "And that has happened across
the board, culturally, and it's showing no signs of slowing down."
It seems the transnational CEO's have this problem in spades.
Let's try living within our means, having an actual national economic
strategy, and give our kids a chance to live better than we.
Let's try making America better. How about it.
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March 2-4, The Coalition for a Prosperous America
Legislative Fly-In
CPA will hold its Second Annual Legislative Fly-In on
March 2-4, 2010. This is a powerful opportunity for us to work
together to advance trade reform in the halls of Congress. We need to
bring the concerns of the grass roots to our legislators.
This is efficient advocacy, well worth your time. We make all the
meeting arrangements with legislators or their staff, we put together
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Click here to sign up for the CPA Fly In.
CPA has a special offer--limited time only: the first 50 registrants
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This is a highly acclaimed book about trade policy and the needed
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Agenda:
March 2, 2010: 2p to 6p - Group meeting for training, talking points and team assignments
March 3-4, 2010: Hill visits
Place: Capitol Skyline Hotel, 10 I ("Eye") Street SW, Washington, DC 20024
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March 2 and March 3.
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