Kids with phones

Today kids get phone very easily. All they have to do is ask or beg. I have to pay for my phones myself. Recently I bought the Samsung Galaxy s4. I have to pay for my own data plan and everything except insurance. Other kids don't pay for their data plan or the phone itself. They end up breaking their phone and just ask for another one. Some kids don't even know what a data plan even is. I believe kids need to learn that things aren't just handed to you. Don't you agree?