[Superman]

Newsweek has an interesting cover article about a resurgence of interest in politics on the part of the young generation. Being a person who believes in the public policy-making process (as opposed to some of you guys whose agenda is simple.....tear down gubmit and increase your income by lowering your support of community/gubmit), this has me excited. Except for one thing, and I think this is very interesting:

I know a number of young people and I discuss political and economic issues with them. They are, as we were, smarter than old farts give them credit for. There is an elephant in the corner. Young people see the economic handwriting on the wall. America's economic strategy has been one of leveraging today's profits against tomorrow's prospects. 100% short term. No long term strategy. Further, our economy is based on growth and increases in affluence. Typically American, we are not prepared for a period of no growth. That means economic disaster. We leverage our earnings with massive debt and growth is a MINIMUM. When (not if) that collapses, we're in deep doodoo. And.....it's GOING to happen. We're just working hard to make sure it happens on someone else's watch.

Let;'s get back to the young people. They will inherit the cost of our irresponsibility. Here is what they see: They see poor upward wage pressure. They see good jobs going overseas. They see other countries preparing their next generation. They see mounting debt. They see a mass of wealth located at the upper end of the age scale here. They feel we raped their future, and are holding wealth as a consequence. And....they are correct.

And so, as much as you guys hate gubmit reaching into your pockets......gubmit is still the people and soon these young folks will have a voice.

They are going to reach into your pockets, guys. During retirement. Liberalism has not been ultra-popular for quite some time. The early sixties. But I think that's what you're in for.