Future Shock

A poll by Cellular South of Ole Miss students before last night's presidential debate indicates that 95% of the students surveyed plan to vote and that a primary concern that they have is their economic future.

One of the anthems of my generation was "My Future's So Bright (I Gotta Wear Shades)." In stark contrast, it's hard to imagine hearing that the world is on fire and that you're going to graduate just in time to be the "beneficiary" of a collapsed economy you had no part in collapsing.