Entitlement

In modern society many of us today believe we have a right to something, whether it be a tangible asset or service provided to us.  But why do we have this belief? or more importantly, why do you deserve said entitlements?  There are many individuals that believe just because they exist they deserve whatever entitlement it might be.  This usually comes in the for of social welfare, where tax dollars from the state are given to individuals who either don't make enough to be financially stable or just don't want to work at all.  It also comes in the form of health insurance, usually for the sick and elderly. To me, it seems insane and completely unjustifiable to say that just because you were born, you deserve such services.  Entitlement does make more sense if you did something to deserve it like paying taxes over a long period of time.  But that brings up another question, why should the state even provide entitlement services to us in the first place? One might say it is because we pay taxes, but I don't believe paying taxes is a good reason. In fact, I don't believe the state should even provide entitlement programs to us at all. The tax money we pay should be used to protect us (military defense, law & order) and help people become more productive through public education.  Programs that take care of us only make us lazier and less productive in that we don't have any incentive to work hard when we can simply live off of welfare money.
But what about the elderly and those who can't take care of themselves?  Well as cruel as it sounds, too bad.  Taking care of retirees is a huge burden on society that cannot be sustained through government programs.  It's not like they will be living on this earth for much longer.
Having a sense of entitlement is bad for the mind and only makes us weaker as a species.  We simply cannot expect everything to be given to us.