PART TWO A MESSAGE FROM THE FUTURE
“What’d you think? That you needed that money so much more than we did? That we should pay for your stupid wars... your stupid programs... and your stupid medical and retirement benefits? Didn’t it occur to you that we might have our own stupid programs? “And didn’t you ever stop to think that we might have some ideas of our own? You think your hopes and your desires are of such paramount importance that you can’t imagine that any future generation could have an agenda of its own? “You spend $800 billion a year claiming to defend yourself. Against whom? You build all
Rather than pass judgement ourselves, we call upon the dead... and the unborn... to do the talking. Nowwe’ll let the phantoms of the future tell their tale: “Thanks. I’ll get right down to it. Thanks a lot... you jerks. “You’re supposed to leave your children and grandchildren a richer, safer world. You are doing neither. “You ran up $22 trillion in debt by 2019. Who did you think was going to pay that? Not you. Donald Trump was already 72. And the average baby boomer was in his 60s, getting ready for retirement. He expected to draw medical and pension benefits for 20 years. Where did you think that money would come from? “The feds were already running deficits of $1 trillion per year. At that rate, it was just a matter of time before they went broke. But rather than put on the brakes, you just kept at it... So the debt hit $40 trillion by 2030.” [Our speaker has the advantage of being able to see what happens in the future.]
those ships... and planes... and have troops stationed all over the
world... What do you think you’re doing... preparing to
re-fight WWII? Well, I got news: No WWII replay is coming.”
You’re supposed to leave your children and grandchildren a richer, safer world. You are doing neither.
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