Amitai Etzioni : « Obama 's `` We are tougher than the times we live in '' should be a policy , he writes . After decades of indulgence and accumulating debt , our accounts can not be settled in a few years . Etzioni : Americans will have to do with less and sacrifice for at least 10 years . He says years of indulgence , living beyond our means will take years to redress .
Amitai Etzioni : « Obama 's `` We are tougher than the times we live in '' should be a policy , he writes . Etzioni : Americans will have to do with less and sacrifice for at least 10 years . He says years of indulgence , living beyond our means will take years to redress .