Pete Peterson has teamed up with Bill Clinton on an effort called “Up to Us” to try to get college students to understand and care about deficits and economics.
Peterson says he’ll be dead long before the economic chickens come home to roost for people currently in college.
But that hasn’t stopped him from reaching across party lines and generations to team up with Clinton on a project to inspire young people to care about “America’s long-term fiscal and economic challenges.”
Last month, Peterson, Clinton, and Net Impact Chief Executive Officer Liz Maw announced a contest, starting this fall, in which teams from 12 colleges will create campaigns to raise awareness and inspire action.
Good luck. Sadly, many 20-somethings are actively supporting and voting for candidates whose policies explode the deficit and debt and expand eligibility for entitlements. Unless our policies change, ten years from now, these younger folks will wake up and wonder why they’re trapped in a fiscal nightmare.
