About The Deficit And Debt Debate

First things first. Everyone, including conservatives, needs to acknowledge the following: one of the major reasons we have deficits is that key policies of the Democratic party--Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, OSHA regulations-- have all been successful. That's right, successful. Our seniors do not die as early as they used to. All of these Democratic policies have prolonged peoples' life spans. This is a good thing.

Before conservatives mock everything liberal they need to acknowledge that these policies are successes.

Now one of the consequences is that when people live longer they then need more social security checks and more health care. But this is not something to disdain or regret. It first needs to be celebrated, yes celebrated, and then prudently responded to. It does not mean that government programs necesarily fail.