Personal responsibility begins at the dinner table

Order a salad, for Christsakes!

With this in mind, Generation X should pay close attention to the health care reform debate. So far two versions of a health care bill have emerged, one from a House committee and the other from a Senate committee. Both bills propose to make it mandatory for businesses to give their employees health care or pay into a government fund, but they differ on payroll thresholds and require different amounts of coverage.

But the one issue not frequently discussed in the debate is how to lower health care costs by improving lifestyle choices, especially those related to obesity and smoking. This is the debate our generation should be having.