Union-Tribune Editorial
Deep in the red

Stimulus, Social Security add to our enormous financial burden
2:00 a.m. March 9, 2009

Better late than never. It took a while, but Americans – or at least some of them – have finally gotten around to talking about the monstrous financial burden that we're leaving our children, our grandchildren and, in all likelihood, our great-grandchildren.

Like Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, who delivered the Republican response to President Obama's address to Congress last month. Addressing the poorly crafted and irresponsible $787 billion Democratic stimulus bill, Jindal said the legislation would “grow the government, increase our taxes down the line, and saddle future generations with debt.â€