We have been maintaining a standard of living by putting things on the debt of the next generation.
Richard LammChristmas is the time when kids tell Santa what they want and adults pay for it. Deficits are when adults tell government what they want and their kids pay for it.
Richard LammI feel very strongly that the Democratic Party has, in the past, been the party of the future. I think when you look at Social Security and Medicare, when you look at the civil rights movement, the women's movement, I think the Democratic Party has always been in the forefront of change.
Richard LammPolitics, like theater, is one of those things where you've got to be wise enough to know when to leave.
Richard Lamm