I was on the reunion committee for my 50-year high school class reunion
a few years back. As we tried to track down classmates, we discovered
that many—including a few I had known quite well—had died from lung
cancer. These folks would light up a cigarette, joke about cancer
sticks, cough, and make fun of their addiction. They ignored their
symptoms and the constant warnings from their families and doctors, and
they suffered the ugly consequences.
Former US Comptroller General David Walker appeared on 60 Minutes back
in July 2007. His message? Our country is suffering from a fiscal
cancer far more dangerous than any external threat. The federal
government is broke. It has promised entitlement benefits—health care in
particular—that it cannot afford. While few economists disagreed with
Walker's projections, politicians were unwilling to actually address the
problem. From their standpoint, it's always better to push the problem
off to a later date in the vain hope (or delusion) that it will simply
disappear. (more)
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