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re: My theory on why baby boomers are criticized

Posted on 5/26/26 at 11:35 am to
Posted by CleverUserName
Member since Oct 2016
17584 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 11:35 am to
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Did I not post “yes” to your previous post?


Uhh.. welfare and section 8 doesn't come from the SS trust fund. So you didn't answer in your previous post
Posted by CapitalTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Sep 2019
493 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 11:36 am to
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And welfare and section 8?


People 63 and older account for 32% of SNAP distributions to adults. But only 23% of the adult aged population.
This post was edited on 5/26/26 at 11:37 am
Posted by Scruffy
Kansas City
Member since Jul 2011
77372 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 11:36 am to
You asked if I was for cutting them and I said yes.

Posted by Wwarmouth
Member since Dec 2025
1468 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 11:38 am to
And now they don't want to pay property taxes on their home state have 10x'd in value and are probably paid off. The biggest hand out generation of all time
Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
Member since May 2012
60766 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 11:39 am to
Rural America is full of old people on food stamps
Posted by CleverUserName
Member since Oct 2016
17584 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 11:39 am to
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A random seat in the house doesn't amount to much. Bernie was a senator but without a party until he wanted to run for president.


But they voted heavily for him. Right?

And these are not the only examples.

quote:

who of these "marxist" that you are talking about have held any position of consquence


I didnt say "Marxist". You did.

Just as you are struggling to explain why the younger generations bitch about boomers and bad fiscal policy... but they vote heavily for those very things.
Posted by CleverUserName
Member since Oct 2016
17584 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 11:41 am to
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People 63 and older account for 32% of SNAP distributions to adults. But only 23% of the adult aged population.


What does that have to do with cutting all of it?

And I thought these people were hoarding money?
Posted by Ramblin Wreck
Member since Aug 2011
4267 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 11:43 am to
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TBF, the appliances were meant to last for 30 years. Nowadays, you'd be lucky to have an appliance last for eight years without breaking down.


True! My 80 something year old parents I spoke of still have their 1980’s appliances. They are as loud as a freight train when they are on but they still work. LOL
This post was edited on 5/26/26 at 11:45 am
Posted by CleverUserName
Member since Oct 2016
17584 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 11:44 am to
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And now they don't want to pay property taxes on their home state have 10x'd in value and are probably paid off. The biggest hand out generation of all time


So you want more costs? More fiscal burden? Make things more expensive? I thought that was only "boomers"?
Posted by Mizz-SEC
Inbred Huntin' In The SEC
Member since Jun 2013
23011 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 11:48 am to
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Yes, except I am for outright ending SS.

MIZZ wonders what Scruffy does to waste prime work hours posting his ad hominem attacks.

Scruffy's productivity currently bottoming out at near zero.

Posted by Scruffy
Kansas City
Member since Jul 2011
77372 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 11:48 am to
Yes, the younger generations voted for Obama after the decade of war and the 2008 collapse.

Boomers also voted as a majority for him as well in 2008.

Posted by Scruffy
Kansas City
Member since Jul 2011
77372 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 11:49 am to
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MIZZ wonders what Scruffy does to waste prime work hours posting his ad hominem attacks.
I just worked a run of night shifts and have today off.

My schedule is erratic. It isn’t a normal M-F.
This post was edited on 5/26/26 at 11:50 am
Posted by CleverUserName
Member since Oct 2016
17584 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 11:51 am to
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Yes, the younger generations voted for Obama after the decade of war and the 2008 collapse.


So they can take some of the blame for higher insurance costs then. Correct?

And remember... it was government and regulations that caused the 2008 collapse.
This post was edited on 5/26/26 at 11:52 am
Posted by Ostrich
Alexandria, VA
Member since Nov 2011
10352 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 11:51 am to
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an entire generation that mostly worked hard, saved, and retired with enough savings to support themselves.


Posted by Dire Wolf
bawcomville
Member since Sep 2008
40391 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 11:53 am to
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Just as you are struggling to explain why the younger generations bitch about boomers and bad fiscal policy... but they vote heavily for those very things.


Where are the good fiscal policies I can vote for?
Posted by The Third Leg
Idiot Out Wandering Around
Member since May 2014
12647 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 11:53 am to
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Case and point, the Kentucky State Legislature tried to pass in this last legislative session (thankfully it failed) forcing all cities and municipalities to lift restrictions on short term rentals (see AirBnBs). This is one of the larger variables that are fricking younger generations out of affordable housing. Why you may ask? Because many Boomers and Gen Xers who have rental properties can make more money with AirBnBs. With rental properties they bought up when the market was favorable. The makeup of the Kentucky State Legislature

Municipalities banning air bnbs is retarded and a political handover to hoteliers. A man should be able to rent his house to anyone if his tenants abide by local laws.
Posted by RohanGonzales
Pronoun: Whatever
Member since Apr 2024
10787 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 11:53 am to
I am a tail end of the period boomer, never met anybody who gives a shite about the whining because nobody I personally know has kids who do it.
Posted by SallysHuman
Lady Palmetto Bug
Member since Jan 2025
22248 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 11:54 am to
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And now they don't want to pay property taxes on their home state have 10x'd in value and are probably paid off.


Paying perpetual taxes on a property you supposedly own is bullshite, bullshite, bullshite.

*I'm not a boomer (no matter what my daughter says).
Posted by Scruffy
Kansas City
Member since Jul 2011
77372 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 11:55 am to
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Correct?
Sure.

Has anyone ever said that they are completely blameless?

Start a thread pointing out the flaws of younger generations and you will even have members of those generations agree with you.

You don’t really see that with the boomers.

For example, the millennial generation, mine, has major issues, largely stemming from social views with some economic flaws as well.

Not to mention our complete reluctance to have kids.
This post was edited on 5/26/26 at 11:59 am
Posted by Ingeniero
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2013
23063 posts
Posted on 5/26/26 at 11:57 am to
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Where are the good fiscal policies I can vote for?


Boomers in Kentucky just voted one out for being insufficiently MAGA
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