Every American born today owes $43,000 to the federal government the day she or he is born. And we are transferring a tremendous amount of debt to the new generation, much of it owed to overseas creditors who expect to be repaid by our children with interest.

After getting his masters degree Kirk taught for one year at a private school in London. "
In discussing problems in the educational system early in his congressional career Kirk addressed the brevity of his teaching career: “I did leave the teaching profession but if we had addressed some of the teacher development issues which I want to raise with you I might have stayed. The money was originally rejected by the state of Florida but reallocated to Illinois.

In January 2012 Kirk suffered a stroke; he has been hospitalized and his physicians expect long-term physical impairments but not cognitive ones. Born in Champaign Illinois he graduated from Cornell University the London School of Economics and Georgetown University Law Center.