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	Name:	Murph -
	Subject:	You Caused It!!
	Date:	1/28/2011 4:15:14 PM

I agree that much of what you said points to a much simpler life...one where common sense outweighed lawsuits and values overstepped political correctness. I wish things were that way again, but I must also defend my generation (born in 1971) After you guys quit playing stick ball and riding your bikes you grew up and became adults with noble professions and grandeous ideas. While you were out conquering the world, you forced the next generation to become latch-key kids. We often times were told to stay inside the house after school until mom & dad got home from their attempts to keep up with the Jones'. Yes, we appreciated the trappings of your careers...tv's in our bedrooms, new bicycles every Christmas, a car on our 16th birthday, fully funded college tuition, etc, but don't blame the fact that we played video games and watched MTV for entertainment completely on us.
Then, once your generation gained influence and began pursuing public office, you looked for ways to fund your righteous causes and borrowed money from things like Social Security. Now that you need that Social Security for your own retirement, you are leaving the next generation out in the cold with an insurmountable debt. The burden of fixing this mess will lie on the backs of my retirement and my children's and grandchildren's careers. Thanks for that.

Don't get me wrong, yours was the best generation. I long for the days of long lazy summer days, ice cold lemon-ade, and spending every waking moment outside with friends. Unfortunately, to maintain the competetive edge for our country, we have to put our kids in day care, be mindful of terrorist attacks, continuously watch for the pink slips to be given out, and work as many hours as possible to pay increased taxes with lessening benefits.

Yes, "you made it"...now we will clean it up.

Disclaimer: The use of "you" and "your" and "me" and "my" are simply to identify the difference in generations and not to identify any one individual or individuals.