>In any case, this reasoning shows a worrying lack of personal responsibility. Often ascribed to US. Oh the American people are probably more independent than

>In any case, this reasoning shows a worrying lack of personal responsibility. Often ascribed to US. Oh the American people are probably more independent than most and that comes with understanding personal responsibility. The real issue is the lack of soft unwritten societal rules that exists in most other countries, so everything must be codified into law and if the rules are not specific enough, they are abused by everyone from corporations to everyday peeps who grew up under the opaque system. Ironically when the laws are too specific, there are also loopholes to be abused. At the end of the day, laws aren't the solution to every societal issue.