The Greatest Generation got to save old tires, dig a Victory Garden and forgo sugar. The Richest Generation is being asked to shop.

After that Margaret Carlson taught third grade in Watts Los Angeles before joining Nader's raiders. ) and former nurse's aide at St. Margaret Carlson is an American journalist and a columnist for Bloomberg News.

She was also a weekly panelist for CNN's Capital Gang from 1992 until its cancellation in 2002.