[Brookhaven]

Is it really Barack Obama’s contention that a balanced budget, now or in the future, threatens the dignity of retirees?

Not balancing the budget threatens the dignity of our children.

At what point will the GOP finally come say it: "do it for the children"? We can't keep loading up this debt onto the backs of out descendents and "kicking the can down the road." At some point this will have to be dealt with. The only question is who will deal with it: us or our children?

[ClearCase_guy]

We are spending future money.
The revenue must come from our children.
The children will pay taxes to pay off the money we spent on ourselves.
They had no say in the matter, but they will be stuck with the bill.

That's Taxation without Representation, and it is the stuff of Revolution.