Go directly to links for the debt ... the deficit ... or Generation-X-specific: political sites, economics sites, and cultural sites. You can also leap to links for budget simulations ... entitlements ... politics and political parties ... government ... and other generations.
The National Debt:
Taxation without representation
Third Millenium's article on the future consequences of our national
debt. Or go to The 3rd Millenium
Directly
General
Accounting: Understanding the Fiscal Disaster
Boston University Econ. Prof.'s speech to United We Stand America.
Kansas City Star Debt
Crisis Site
A thorough set of articles and links condemning the Federal Debt
Debt Clock
Watch the debt grow every second and link to some good debt sites
elsewhere
The
Problem with the Debt
A solid article condemning the debt. You can also hop
to: BluGene Territory
with links to this article and a few others of import.
The Concord
Coalition
Non-partisan organization dedicated to the elimination of the deficit
in a way that is fair to all generations.
Devil in the
Details
Interesting stories and facts from "The American Prospect" magazine.
The First
Balanced Budget in a Generation
Congress Republicans outline the 1997 Balanced Budget Act
The Moral
Imperative of a Balanced Budget
A Congressman explains the need for a balanced budget
Politics and the X
Generation
A well rounded site with articles and links
Conservative Generation
X
Web site for right-leaning generation Xers. You can also hop directly
to...
Links for the
Conservative Generation X
Adam Rifkin's
Lead ... or Leave Page
"Democracy is not a spectator sport"- Generation X resources.
Welcome to Campus Green
Vote
Web site for national non-profit group dedicated to organizing voters
to protect the environment.
100
Harshest Facts About Our Future
List of 100 discouraging social statistics.
And a
Purple Dinosaur Shall Lead Them
Paper on the future of intergenerational politics. Part of the Bad
Subjects web site.
Social? Security?
An article from the Conservative Generation X e-zine that dissects
the social security mess
Xers Could Get
Nothing
An article from the Washington Post indicating the plight of Xers
Generation
X: Unplugged
A relatively frank surmisal of the present situation for Xers with
links to other Xer sites
U.S.
Debt Will Burden the Young: Economic future looks scary for an entire
generation
An article with links from a special edition of the Kansas City Star
Don't Worry
Generation X: Why the demographic nightmare of the 20-somethings
isn't likely to come true
An alternative (and more optimistic) look at the present and future
state of affairs for Xers
The Pages of Generation X
A comrehensive collection of Gen-X articles and links
Great Expectations
A recent article from Time magazine about the Xers
alt.culture
GenX topic directory with search engine.
Quality
Xer Sites
A brief set of links to some good pages done by Xers
Generation X
Mythology
A collection of modern urban legends
Gen X
Hasn't Crossed Out Religion
A hopeful look at Gen X spiritual culture
Adam
Rifkin's Generation X Links Page
A-Z GenX links and a bibliography of recommended reading.
The
Angst Page
Web site dedicated to generation X "angst."
The Angst Site
The mother of all depressing sites. You might wish to start with
Frequently Asked
Questions to put this site in some perspective
Don't Call Me
"Generation X"
A fun rant
Generation X - A
Prevention Parable, A Call to Insight
Advice from a Silent on reaching the Xers
How to Reach Xers
and Reaching the
First Post-Christian Generation
Advice from some religious folks on reaching the Xers
Managing
Generation X: Are they spoiled brats or talented entrepreneurs
and The Care and
Feeding of Generation X
Advice from some businesses on reaching the Xers
CCER
National Budget Simulation
Simulation of the trade-offs involved in balancing the budget with
links to other federal budget sites.
Balance the Budget
Game
Third Millenium's exercise on balancing the budget.
Entitlements
National Center for Policy Analysis article explaining the
entitlement problem
Bipartisan
Commission on Entitlement and Tax Reform
Report of the Commission's findings and reccomendations for the
future
Entitlements,
Take 2
An old but good article from The Atlantic Monthly that really sinks
its teeth into the entitlements problem
Resources
on Welfare Reform
A very comprehensive set of links on entitlement reform
Medicare
Articles
A selection of news articles and other information about Medicare
reform
Medicare
The NCPA examines Medicare
Victory
for the GOP
How the GOP touts their Medicare reform "victory"
Medicaid
The Health Care Financing Administration which administers Medicare
and Medicaid programs nationwide provides their resources for
exploring these entitlements
Pell
Grants
An introductory look at Pell Grants from the provider
The
Student Financial Aid Crisis in America
A poorly layed out page with some interesting information from the 105th Congress
Food Stamps
An introductory look at Food Stamps, the welfare reform sites listed
above have more food stamp links. Contains several articles on food
stamps including The Depth of Food
Stamp Cuts in the Final Welfare Bill. This site contains general
interest articles on the budget as well
Economic Democracy
Information Network
Directory of issues.
Organizations
Related to Politics
Vote Smart's directory of political organizations.
All Things
Political
A fairly comprehensive set of links and guides to politics on the web
The Democratic National
Committee
DNC website with info on the party, the platform, news, etc.
Republican National Committee --
Republican Main Street
Republican web site with needed info and links.
Libertarian Party
Libertarian website: "the third largest party in America."
Green Parties of North
America
Resource for Green Party topics.
United We Stand America
One of the Reform Party's better sites with links to other Reform
Party Sites (check out 'Issues' from their menu for good anti-Debt
propaganda)
Social Security
Administration
SSA web site with information, help, and links.
The US Department of the
Treasury
US Dept. of the Treasury web site.
The Fourth Turning
This site is based on the newest book by Howe and Strauss and
presents a new generation-by-generation breakdown with analysis of
historic trends. There are several helpful links spread throughout
the site
The Time
Page
An examination of cycles and generations in U.S. History similar to
the Fourth Turning Site
The Baby Boom Turns 50
A set of articles and links all about boomers from a recent issue of Life magazine
Note: There is relatively little information online for the Silent and G.I. Generations - look them up on the Fourth Turning site.