We Wrecked the Planet but if the Young Just Read the Washington Post, They Will Only Blame Us for the National Debt!

You have to love Robert Samuelson. He writes a column noting that baby boomers are leaving the workforce, and some are dying off, leaving the country to our children and grandchildren. He concludes the piece with a comment on the national debt.

"To boot, there’s also a massive federal debt. Good luck."

Given the enormous damage that we have done to the environment, our children and grandchildren would be enormously forgiving if all they blamed us for is the national debt. Of course, since we...