The Dilbert Blog

It's not nearly as funny as that title might sound - it's actually Scott Adams' blog - he's the creator of Dilbert, and while some of his posts are about office silliness, like any blog it's about a myriad of things.

Man, I've been waiting to use myriad in a sentence for a long time. Mission accomplished!

Anyhoo, it's well worth your time to read, bookmark and/or subscribe. Today's post, called "Borrowing From Our Children," is a typically good read:

Last night I heard on television for the millionth time that our national debt is like borrowing from our children. ... But are we borrowing from our children or investing in them? Suppose we decide to stop spending money so our children will have lots of money for themselves. That would be generous of us, right?

I don't think so.

I think future generations might like to have most of the things we're investing in, such as infrastructure, healthcare, schools, a clean environment, energy sources, and freedom, to name just a few. No one wants to inherit a country full of sickly, uneducated hobos, on the verge of being conquered by Cuba.

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And perhaps we should stop talking about the future debt in absolute dollars, because "trillions" scares the food out of my esophagus, through my large and small intestines, and about four feet into the surface of the earth. I prefer to hear our national debt expressed as percentages of, for example, our next 30 years of projected GDP. That way it doesn't seem so scary.

Future generations should go get a job. And a haircut. And stay off my lawn!

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