The 'Get Over' mind set is basically unethical behavior in personal lifestyle and straddles along the criminal aspect. Generally, 'getting over' is believed to be a low to moderate income character trait which describes how people and families survive financially from day to day.

Such as asking friends and relatives who work in public sector jobs to make unauthorized adjustments to their accounts; bribing the cable man to add extra channels during the initial installation, or falsifying information to get public assistance, unemployment, or a job.

A fine line separates criminal behavior and the 'get over' mind set but most get over schemes are either trifling misdemeanors or simply against policy of certain companies, organizations, or government entities. Either or, many people feel it necessary to 'get over' in today's society because sometimes it can become frustrating trying to keep up with social growth.

Social growth has come in many areas of daily life and most people are not ready or cannot afford to grow with the changes. For instance, the Internet has become a necessity to keep up thus Internet service has become a monthly bill, including cable television, and even cell-phone bills. No one can seriously compete in today's society without either and live a normal life. Gas prices are rising and plans to 'get over' in the gas market are underway in many scheming minds.

Not to say that possessing the 'get over' mind set is right because a person can live and operate successfully without it, in fact, there are people who can operate without it yet still practice it. It was bred into them when they were of low-income, or it was learned from others, yet has not waned from their thinking process. This is where corrupt business practices come into play because when someone of low income needs a favor from someone in a position to grant that favor, that person will most likely do it if they know they can get away with it.

This mind set, however, does not rest at the low income level but rises all the way to high places, where government and political figures do favors for others and for themselves even if they can afford to earn it rightfully. They, unfortunately, are compelled by greed and seduced by the knowledge that they can get away with whatever.

So as the higher-ups continue to milk the resources of society all they can, the effects trickle down to those who need it most and they in turn feel the need to get it anyway they can, not because they are criminal, but because they need it just to complete and stay ahead. Even though none of this makes any of it alright, the nature of mankind makes it so despite the fact that the laws of nature says there is enough to go around.

No one should have to 'get over' in this current society if an understanding of life's necessities were a virtue of those who design, create and distribute those necessities. Unneeded taxes and fees passed along to consumers by large corporations and government entities force people to rethink the strategies of complying with the routines of accomplishing the American dream and they think short cut, work around, and eventually, 'getting over.'

© May 2007 By CR Hamilton