Many of us, young and old, have been alarmed by the damage inflicted on our individual and national well-being by the floundering economy and the ongoing Gulf oil spill. Meanwhile, another insidious threat to all of us who live and work in this country has been largely ignored.
What has been given great attention is the opinion of those who call themselves "fiscal conservatives". They insist that our federal budget deficit is our nation's biggest threat and that our "unsustainable" Social Security system is responsible for the deficit and must be cut back. ...