That Used To Be Us - Book Report/Review Example

Question Two             This section serves as a wake-up call to the entire nation, bringing awareness to the damages the desires of, and actual, rapid development can cause if not guided by sound policies. The section also brought to light that the cost of Medicare and Social Security will go up due to the retirement of 80 million baby boomers. We also learn that the national debt will be $16 trillion by 2016, brought about by spending money the nation did not have.

It is also possible that a large number of retirees may set the young against the old since priority might be given to funding retirement at the expense of education grants. Generally, the book is balanced in supporting change-oriented citizens while encouraging those not very public-spirited to think of the nation’s future. That way, America can move in harmony out of the anti-elitist spirit that, if not abolished, could plunge the nation deeper into debt.