Posted on 04/29/2011 6:25:49 AM PDT by RatherBiased.com
How's this for turnabout?
In response to a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) YouTube video aimed at scaring older Americans into opposing entitlement reform, Heritage Action for America has rolled out an opposing video that cuts into hard financial realities that face younger generations. The Democrats have never dealt honestly on the question of entitlement reform, but a broad cross section of Americans now recognize that Medicare and other entitlement programs are not sustainable. Moreover, there is more parity in the news media, which allows for reform efforts to find greater expression.
The Heritage Action for America video opens with a simple, inescapable fact.
"It will cost our kids billions to pay for the promises we made to ourselves."
It then shows school age children with a shopping cart scrapping around a dumpster. It also shows one digging for a quarter out of swimming pool.
(Excerpt) Read more at spectator.org ...
Video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UfiPdNL3lk
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