TY - BOOK AU - Kotlikoff,Laurence J. AU - Burns,Scott TI - The clash of generations: saving ourselves, our kids, and our economy SN - 9780262016728 (hardcover : alk. paper) AV - HC 106.83 K87c 2012 U1 - 330.973 PY - 2012/// CY - Cambridge, MA PB - MIT Press KW - Primera Jornada de Catalogacion KW - Economía KW - Estados Unidos KW - Siglos XXI KW - Budget deficits KW - United States KW - Generational accounting KW - Fiscal policy KW - Economic conditions KW - 21st century KW - Condiciones económicas KW - Industrias N1 - Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice; Prologue : the last straw -- The United States is bankrupt -- Catastrophic success -- Living beyond our children's means -- Economic fallout -- Beatings without bruises -- Does it pay to grow up? -- The war on our children -- Unsafe at any speed -- Getting to yes -- There must be some way out of here -- Time to retire -- Becoming our own solution -- The power of ordinary living -- Conclusion -- the coming generational storm -- Bibliographical references -- Index N2 - The United States is bankrupt, flat broke. Thanks to accounting that would make Enron blush, America's insolvency goes far beyond what our leaders are disclosing. The United States is a fiscal basket case, in worse shape than the notoriously bailed-out countries of Greece, Ireland, and others. How did this happen? In The Clash of Generations, experts Laurence Kotlikoff and Scott Burns document our six-decade ER -