"we ought now to undertake an intergenerational dialogue on how to get present and future Americans out of the soup [national debt crisis]. For that we need leaders with superior access to the facts to start tutoring us, not only with facts, but proposals for sacrifices that can address the facts.~ http://www.commonblog.com/2010/12/11/time-for-sacrifice/
Sure, this request has the feel of political poison for most elected leaders. I want to tell them: Hey guys, we are not sissies out here. As Christmas approaches, neither are we all Scrooges who want to shut our windows against the cries of the poor, the jobless, the war-wounded, and our grandchildren. We know that personal goods and our common good are now in need of some serious negotiations, that our country deserves some sacrifices from all of us. Well, what sacrifices? It’s time, guys, for you all to start making some painful proposals. Believe in us enough to believe that we can take the pain."
A heart-felt appeal to our beloved rascals in Washington, DC to show some leadership on our long-term fiscal situation and show how we, the people, can help. I believe most concerned Americans feel the same way.
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