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You have to pay for things, part 2 -- to adults

In my previous entry in this series ( http://amusingbeam.blogspot.com/2012/02/you-have-to-pay-for-things-part-1-to.html ), I discussed how everyone has to pay for things, specifically about how kids have to learn this lesson. Here, I'm going to discuss adults. (By adults, I mean people that have reached the age of majority with a certain minimal amount of physical and mental capacity that it makes sense to make them morally responsible for their actions.)  Adults should know that they have to pay for things, but many do not. For this blog, let's ignore the obvious cases of those on the government dole--they would be good examples, but there is little to say of them that is not apparent on its face. Instead, let's take a few examples of non-monetary paying.  If you have a roommate that contributes money to the abode, you are benefiting from that payment. In some way, you have to pay for her contribution. You may need to accommodate her when she is pickier in cleaning up