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> Perhaps this is my cynicism showing, but it's the Boomers who caused this problem. Let them suffer the shortfall as the natural consequence. If you want peop

> Perhaps this is my cynicism showing, but it's the Boomers who caused this problem. Let them suffer the shortfall as the natural consequence. If you want people out on the streets, that would probably be a good way to do it: > Nearly half of senior citizens receive 50% or more of their income from Social Security. One in 5 people 65 or older gets 90% of their income from the program. * https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2024/05/is-social-security-going-bankrupt/ https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2024/05/is-social-security-... There are a lot of poor Boomers out there, and SS is the only thing preventing them from being completely destitute.

smeej 2y ago
Whose fault is that? Actions have consequences. This is definitely the parentified child in me speaking, but I'm sick of being the adult to this generation of perpetual children, especially while being mocked by them the whole time for their actions. Look at the stats about how inexpensive everything was back then relative to wages. If someone couldn't manage to save anything and succeed financially in that environment, compared to today's? They must not have been trying. I recognize some people faced extenuating circumstances, but not HALF of people. My dad's a perfect example. He complains that he prioritized "living for today" when he was young, but now it's tomorrow and he barely has a pot to piss in. But it's his own fault, and I would really like to see Boomers face that reality for the first time in their lives.