When we pass on, will we be revered as "good ancestors?" Or, will we hand the next generation a poorer, riskier, and more troubled world than the one our parents left us?
Sadly we are also leaving future generations with a ton of Government debt, much of it incurred not to build infrastructure from which they will benefit, but for spending on "current" expenditure.
A good indicator that life is nevertheless getting better over time - around 100 years ago, one of the "luxury" brands of toilet paper used to advertise itself as "splinter free".
So true; spend now and let the grandchildren pay later. Splinter-free toilet paper. What will they think of next?
Sadly we are also leaving future generations with a ton of Government debt, much of it incurred not to build infrastructure from which they will benefit, but for spending on "current" expenditure.
A good indicator that life is nevertheless getting better over time - around 100 years ago, one of the "luxury" brands of toilet paper used to advertise itself as "splinter free".