The problem is not that the U.S. economy won't be able to take care of its citizens - it is that taking away benefits, creating intergenerational warfare, and scapegoating will make for very difficult and bad politics. This is a tragedy that we can see coming. Early action would be relatively painless.

Most decisions are not binary, and there are usually better answers waiting to be found if you do the analysis and involve the right people.

You can compromise without violating your principles, but it is nearly impossible to compromise when you turn principles into ideology.

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