Friday, February 22, 2013

Generational Theft Needs to be Arrested

A hedge fund billionaire, a Fed governor, and a community organizer walk into a bar... no, make that the WSJ editorial offices... and they write:
One of us is a Democrat; one, an independent; another, a Republican. Yet, together, we recognize several hard truths: Government spending levels are unsustainable. Higher taxes, however advisable or not, fail to come close to solving the problem. Discretionary spending must be reduced but without harming the safety net for our most vulnerable, or sacrificing future growth (e.g., research and education). Defense andhomeland security spending should not be immune to reductions. Most consequentially, the growth in spending on entitlement programs—Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare—must be curbed.
Read the whole thing.

1 comment:

  1. The common sense of this article, and the biographies of its authors, almost give me a glimmer of hope. Almost.

    [And I just deleted the rest of my rambling comment; too much obnoxious bloviating before lunch isn't a good thing.]

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