Rep. Rosco Bartlett was born in 1926. He was 6 years old when FDR was elected. Unfortunately for him and the country, the depression lasted long enough for him to remember it. He spoke to President Obama today to remind him that the big government programs didn’t work during the Great Depression. He ended with this line.

Mr. President, I think it’s more than a little bit selfish to try to solve our economic problems which we created by burdening future generations yet to be born

I couldn’t agree more.

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