I'm reminded of all the boomers who said that one should simply work a summer job to pay for college, and then simply get a job when the degree is done... My i

I'm reminded of all the boomers who said that one should simply work a summer job to pay for college, and then simply get a job when the degree is done... My impression, as a person under 60, is that the older land-owning generation largely had things much, much easier, and have been blissfully unaware of the changes society has undergone. Or else perfectly aware, but unwilling to recognize their debts to society and circumstance and pay it forward. Those low property taxes translate directly into booming tuition, as the state funding for higher education has been systematically gutted. The higher tuitions, in turn, imply massive student debt. Simply get a summer job, rite? As for me? I work where it makes most sense for me to work. Not-working can happen anywhere. So for retirees, my advice is this: Sell the house, take the millions of dollars in windfall, and go to Bali or Florida or something already. I'm sorry if you have to make new friends; please consider this outcome the next time you settle for a societal structure without robust community. But in getting out, you'll reduce the demand pressure slightly, improve the depressed tax base, and have enough money for a long, long vacation.