Stop repeating event.preventDefult();

defaultPreventer

$(document).ready(function() {
  function defaultPreventer(handler) {
    return function(event) {
      alert("preventing default");
      event.preventDefault();
      handler.apply(this, arguments); 
    }
  };
  function clickHandler(event) {
    alert("Click Handler");  
  };
  $("#link").on("click", defaultPreventer(clickHandler));
});