The Children of Tomorrow are being wronged by their country and they aren’t even born yet.  Christopher Riley is representing the Children of Tomorrow and on their behalf he has presented the 43 Trillion Challenge to the current politicians and candidates in the 2012 election. If those candidates do not have a solid plan to take care of that 43 Trillion then you should not vote for them. If you can’t find a candidate in your district that has an answer for the Children of Tomorrow then you should not vote at all. We need to re-focus this election on this 43 Trillion because if we don’t, all other issues will be dwarfed by the tidal wave coming from Medicare and Social Security that will wipe out all hopes for our Children of Tomorrow to pursue life, liberty, and happiness.

Christopher Riley walks through the listeners on a step-by-step tutorial on how you can get the information online and interpret how our government is creatively hiding 43 Trillion dollars that we are short today so Medicare and Social Security can remain solvent over the next 75 years.  This is a serious crisis and all citizens that intend to vote in the 2012 November election, you need to understand this issue and confirm that every candidate that you are going to vote for knows about this issue and vows to resolve it for our Children of Tomorrow.

Giving Legacy 8-20-12 $43 Trillion Challenge by Giving Legacy Radio

Do not vote in this election unless your candidate can answer this question:

“With $43 Trillion dollars needed TODAY in order to ensure that the current estimates from the actuarial experts and trustees of Social Security and Medicare on all those that will be drawing social security and medicare benefits into the future, how are you going to make up that difference of $43 Trillion so our children of tomorrow are not saddled with that debt?”

If they don’t know where the $43 trillion dollar number came from…don’t vote for them.  If you can’t find a candidate that understands where that number came from, then don’t vote in this election.

I’m Christopher Riley and I represent the children of tomorrow.  As their representative, we want to know the answer to that question because if you don’t have an answer to that question then you are going to dump that $43 Trillion in our laps and we won’t stand for that.  Our country’s Debt is already at 100% of our GDP, well past the 60% level where alarm bells start going off, so how are we going to handle both debt situations when we are continuing to run deficits into the future.  We are on a catastrophic collision course that requires immediate fiscal solutions.  We need to ONLY vote for candidates right now that have the experience and willingness to resolve this situation.  Once resolved, we can then vote for all those that have their own agendas, but that is how we got here in the first place so our country’s leadership from local to federal levels needs to change or our children of tomorrow will be saddled with a fiscal situation almost too big to resolve.

Giving Legacy Radio – 43 Trillion Challenge by Giving Legacy Radio

August 15, 2012

Christopher Riley outlines in more detail the Medicare and Social Security crises unfolding before our very eyes.  Listen in as Chris describes the underfunded trust funds that are supposed to have our money in them, but the government has loaned that money out to other departments of the government because we spend trillions more than we bring in year after year.  Now, with at least $43 Trillion in present day dollars that we are short, Congress is trying to let the country down softly by ignoring the brutal facts…Christopher Riley is not ignoring them and is bringing them to the American public in his $43 Trillion Dollar challenge that he is presenting to all federal candidates in this 2012 election.

Giving Legacy 8-15-12 $43 Trillion Challenge PT II by Giving Legacy Radio

August 17, 2012

Christopher Riley continues his series on his $43 Trillion dollar challenge to our politicians and candidates in the 2012 election.  How are they going to remedy the fact that in present day dollars we are $43 Trillion dollars short of what we need just to match the actuarial experts and trustees’ projections for our Social Security and Medicare recipients going forward into the future?  Riley is representing the Children of Tomorrow and he is exploring whether these actions are not only immoral, unethical, and irresponsible, but could they be criminal?  Listen in to find out more on the largest $43 trillion pound gorilla that ever sat in the middle of Capital Hill.

Giving Legacy Radio – $43 Trillion Challenge by Giving Legacy Radio

As America faces its most critical economic crisis, the youth of America is charged with the task of cutting the federal deficit while maintaining an economic growth and taking care of the most vulnerable citizens.  Grady Riley, a DeSmet Jesuit High School student, has created retreats and programs that help the youth of America get involved in the solutions and is sharing his gifts and talents all around the Midwest.  Listen in as Grady outlines the programs that he feels will help the youth of America engage in rebuilding America one sustainable community at a time.

Youth Leaders in America – Grady Riley on Giving Legacy Radio by Giving Legacy Radio

The future of America is going to depend on the future leaders – our current children.  Are the current youth up to the challenge with a mounting federal debt and some difficult decisions ahead for America.  Connor Riley is a DeSmet Jesuit High School senior and youth leader that is actively involved in helping America rebuild and taking care of our country’s most vulnerable citizens.  Listen in as Connor outlines the programs that he has initiated, is involved with, and feels all youth should embark on as their generation grows up to lead our country.

Giving Legacy 7-30-12 Youth Leaders – Connor Riley by Giving Legacy Radio

Christopher Riley recaps the Children’s Defense Fund Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio.  How do we keep kids in schools, out of gangs, drugs, and crime so they can graduate and contribute to society rather than draw from it later on in life?  Some of these questions were answered with various programs that are being initiated across the country. Programs such as Promise Neighborhoods address the cradle to career path for children and philanthropic systems that match funds look to be a solid solutions. Listen in as the future of America is in jeopardy if our children are not protected and provided for while America deals with a critical debt crisis.

Giving Legacy 7-27-12 Children’s Defense Fund – Pt III by Giving Legacy Radio

Christopher Riley reports live for the second day from the Children’s Defense Fund conference in Cincinnati on the rebuilding of America through the eyes of our children.  Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Michael Nutter, Mayor of Philadelphia, and many other key leaders in America outline the struggles that the youth of America face and the programs help them through the challenges.  Many educational programs and wonderful initiatives focused on Promise Neighborhoods are preparing the children for a rough road ahead so that they will have their best chance at life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Giving Legacy 7-25-12 Children’s Defense Fund Pt 2 by Giving Legacy Radio

Christopher Riley reports live from the Duke Energy Center in Cincinnati, Ohio where over 3,000 people converged for the national Children’s Defense Fund conference.  Angela Glover Blackwell, founder and CEO of Policylink, joins the live Giving Legacy broadcast after mediating the opening plenary session addressing how we are going to take care of our children as our country faces serious economic and social issues.

GL 07-23-12 Children’s Defense Fund Conference Pt I by Giving Legacy Radio

Greg Take joins the Giving Legacy Show and outlines how his family has embodied the Christian Community Development model by moving in to Kansas City, Kansas and started a wave of redevelopment.  From renovating homes to organizing efforts to clean up the neighborhood to hosting large national programs such as Youth Works, Greg has lived by example of what it takes to rebuild America one sustainable community at a time.

Giving legacy 7-02-13 Greg Take Community Development by Giving Legacy Radio

July 2, 2012 – Part II

Greg Take talks about the community development work that is taking part in Kansas City, KS.  From the Prescott Neighborhood group “AQUI”, which is Spanish for “Here” and stands for Affiliated Quality Urban Initiatives, to the Youth Works summer program that unites youth from all across america to help rebuild blighted communities, Greg has been implementing Christian Community Development for decades.  Listen in as Greg outlines the critical components to the CCDA model.

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July 4, 2012 – Part III

Greg Take continues to discuss the programs that are critical to successful community development.  In order for the community development programs to work, there needs to be more collaboration, more resources, and a steadfast pursuit to rebuilding communities.  Listen in as Greg talks about the successes and the roadblocks to community development.

Giving Legacy 7-04-12 Community Development – Greg Take by Giving Legacy Radio

July 6, 2012 – Part IV

Greg Take finishes up on the Giving Legacy show talking about the future of his community and what is still required to continue the pursuit of sustainable community development and in turn maintain the hope that the citizens of Kansas City, Kansas have latched on to.  Who are all the players in the rebuilding of a community and what does successful collaboration look like.  Listen in as Greg outlines all of these issues.

GL 07-06-12 Community Development Greg Take Part IV by Giving Legacy Radio
GL 07-06-12 Community Development Greg Take Part IV-2 by Giving Legacy Radio

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