Politics

Economic Stimulus: A burden on future generations

Ronald Reagan once said: ?Each generation goes further than the generation preceding it because it stands on the shoulders of that generation. You will have opportunities beyond anything we’ve ever known.? How can I, in good faith, leave the next generation with this giant mess to clean up. We are not only borrowing $825 billion that we do not have now, we are selfishly stripping money away from our children and grandchildren that they should have available to address their issues. Needless to say, I will be opposing this massive expansion of our federal government, and will continue to oppose legislation that will further burden our children by borrowing money that will never be paid back to fix a temporary problem. Mike

Full post as published by Mike Conaway's Blog on January 28, 2009 (boomark / email).