Your paper is expected to be about 12 pages long, typed double-spaced (attachments such as diagrams, etc. may be extra). It should be neat, proof-read, and reflective of your grasp of the course topic. Be sure to use footnotes, end notes, or other means of citing particular written materials, talks, or discussions. The paper will be due no later than noon on Wednesday October 21st in Palmer Hall Room 108 (there will be a box for class papers). Please note that you must turn in your paper both in hard copy and on computer disk (with the disk labeled with your name, the type computer used - IBM compatible or Mac - and the name and version of the word processing package or Web authoring software used). Failure to follow these directions will lower your grade significantly.
In this paper you should develop your own recommendations for intergenerational equity related to the deficit, debt and entitlement reform. Imagine that your are preparing written recommendations for the President as he considers how or whether to deal in fundamental ways with the issues of the deficit and debt, and thus implicitly with intergenerational conflict. Or imagine that you are preparing a briefing paper on such a topic for CCCA to alert them and thereby (hopefully!) the CC student body to the importance of the topic. Alternative types of formats are equally acceptable as long as they fulfill the objective of demonstrating your comprehensive understanding of the course topic, readings, and issues. You are encouraged to talk with the course instructor about how you plan to structure and write your paper early in the block. Be sure to sign the Honor Code before turning in your paper.