Related Web Sites

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 Debt

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 Deficit

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

Generation X: Political

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.

Generation X: Economics

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

Generation X: Cultural

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

Budget Simulations

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

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

Politics and Political Parties

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)

Government

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 House of Representatives

The Senate

The White House

Other Generations

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.