We face a deficit that threatens not only our future but that of our children and grandchildren and who knows how many generations to follow. We have shorter vacations, longer hours, and much less security than a generation ago. We are the sandwich generation, caring for our elderly parents and for our growing children at the same time. We face soaring health care costs, massive layoffs, uncertain futures. Homeless persons shiver in the shadow of skyscrapers.
Crime terrorizes the innocent.
Drugs are rampant. Domestic violence scars lives. Prejudice and hate rock our urban centers. Gangs murder our children. Abortion kills the unborn.