America does not need another political campaign based on denial and avoidance of some of our real problems. It needs a crusade to reform and renew our country, its institutions and political system. Richard Lamm americaavoidancebase Change image and share on social
Many seniors understand that Social Security is social insurance as opposed to a program where we put money aside for our own retirement. But most elderly individuals think they're getting their money back. So it isn't selfishness as much as a misunderstanding. Richard Lamm backelderlyindividual share on social
American public policy is run on a myth. Richard Lamm americanmythpolicy Change image and share on social
I think modern societies have to ask a very basic question: What strategies buy the most health for people? Doctors can do so many marvelous things now. They can keep a corpse alive, almost. Richard Lamm alivebasicbuy Change image and share on social
I think that retiring the baby boomers is going to be one of the great challenges in America, that you cannot make fiscal sense out of the future of our children without taking on entitlements. Richard Lamm americababyboomer Change image and share on social
We have been maintaining a standard of living by putting things on the debt of the next generation. Richard Lamm debtgenerationlive Change image and share on social
Right out of the University of California I had passed the bar, but Colorado was one of those places where anybody could come and nobody would ask what your background was or how long you had been here. So I took to the place with a liking. Richard Lamm backgroundbarcalifornia share on social
The U.S. needs to do more than change presidents. It needs to change its political culture. Richard Lamm changeculturepolitical Change image and share on social
History shows that nations are more fragile than their citizens think. No nation in history has survived the ravages of time. Richard Lamm citizenfragilehistory Change image and share on social
Amnesty is a big billboard, a flashing billboard, to the rest of the world that we don't really mean our immigration law. Richard Lamm amnestybigbillboard Change image and share on social