Larry Kotlikoff describes how his upbringing and family circumstances led to his hard work and his entrepreneurial streak, not only in economic research. but also in promoting wise policies for the United States.  Larry explains the logic behind generational accounting and his concerns about the long-term and prodigious debt the government is passing on to future generations.  During the interview, Larry mentions the policy solutions he put together in consultation with groups of economists and other experts, including the health care specialist the late Uwe Reinhardt.