My generation cannot afford to buy a home in any major urban city, regardless of where we grew up. We carry huge student debt burdens. Retirement - hah! Where is the social contract - the quid pro quo - for younger Americans?

Shared knowledge and wisdom are crucially important if a society hopes to continue to grow and improve, but it is on us as a society - all generations - to ensure that this transfer of information happens. When it doesn’t, the rifts between generations widen. They become deeper. This hurts all of us.

A Return to the Golden Rule: The reality is that community transformation requires intentional teamwork and cooperation between public and private sectors, and among residents, business owners and their civic leaders.

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