To the Editor:
Re “Eat the Future,” by Paul Krugman (column, Feb. 14):
The mere mention of the deficit gives me a headache. As a 17-year-old, I have no control over how politicians spend my money (that is, the money I have yet to earn) since I cannot yet vote. All I can do is sit and watch as politicians “eat the future,” because they are afraid to make the tough political decision to actually cut spending, since it could jeopardize their chances for re-election.
Stop borrowing from the future. We might not be able to stop you now, but we do turn 18 eventually.
Kathleen Sullivan
Ossining, N.Y., Feb. 14, 2011
Note from KBJ: You go, girl!
Keith Burgess-Jackson, J.D., Ph.D. 