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Posted on 5/26/26 at 10:15 am to Pepe Lepew
Pretty much.
Posted on 5/26/26 at 10:15 am to Scruffy
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There are socioeconomic and political ramifications to blowing off the younger generations concerns, but it is apparent that the boomer generation gives zero fricks about that or they are too stupid to comprehend it.
They're smart enough to know they won't be around for the repercussions. A good argument for age limits on those deciding long term policy.
Posted on 5/26/26 at 10:15 am to AUIH1
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Wrong. I never wanted to pay into SS to begin with but was forced to by the Government for over 30 years. So you can bet your Scuffy arse that I expect to use it. I earned the right to use it.
Every time.
“It was forced on me, therefore my children and grandchildren should suffer as well.”
Pathetic.
Posted on 5/26/26 at 10:16 am to Scruffy
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So, no, they did not mostly work hard, save, and retire with enough to support themselves.
I disagree…most boomers I know worked their ssses off. Their path to a successful retirement was through getting a job with a pension and paying social security taxes for 60 years. The 401K accounts weren’t even invented yet during the boomer’s saving years.
Posted on 5/26/26 at 10:16 am to SallysHuman
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My thoughts on why there are so few single earner households is that it's not seen as "normal". My daughter and son in law both grew up in single earner homes, so it wasn't strange or scary for them to do the same.
I think it's less fear and more so affordability. Kids continue to get more expensive to raise, cost of living continues to skyrocket, groceries have doubled (at least for me) in the last 2-5 years and I'm cooking at home more than I ever have (and the teenager is probably eating more than they ever have
). I think a lot of my peers would've loved to be in a situation financially where they could have had a one income home but they had things like student loan payments, mortgage payments, etc.
Posted on 5/26/26 at 10:16 am to Scruffy
How was it not forced on me or you for that matter?
Posted on 5/26/26 at 10:17 am to Spankum
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The 401K accounts weren’t even invented yet during the boomer’s saving years.
Yes they were
Posted on 5/26/26 at 10:17 am to Spankum
quote:Statistics disagree with your anecdotal disagreement.
I disagree…most boomers I know worked their ssses off. Their path to a successful retirement was through getting a job with a pension and paying social security taxes for 60 years. The 401K accounts weren’t even invented yet during the boomer’s saving years.
Posted on 5/26/26 at 10:17 am to Dire Wolf
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I'd need to be making 200-300k to feel comfortable with a single income
Early marriage/family life isn't supposed to be "comfortable"...
Posted on 5/26/26 at 10:18 am to 777Tiger
I've never noticed a failure caused by us either.
Posted on 5/26/26 at 10:19 am to AUIH1
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Of course, I wasn’t so stupid as to count on or rely on SS to live. We use investments for that. SS just helps put gas in the boat.
But you certainly made enough that you could comfortably put money back into an investment account. Good luck getting that in today's economy without a college degree (that will inevitably mean a hefty student loan payment each month).
Posted on 5/26/26 at 10:19 am to Ramblin Wreck
1. There are so many baby boomers.
2. They're holding onto power for so long, Like we've had two early baby boomer presidents who will both be octogenarians when they leave office.
2. They're holding onto power for so long, Like we've had two early baby boomer presidents who will both be octogenarians when they leave office.
Posted on 5/26/26 at 10:20 am to BluegrassBelle
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and the teenager is probably eating more than they ever have
I feel you... I have a soon to be 17yr old boy in the house... Biblical Locusts ate less.
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I think it's less fear and more so affordability. Kids continue to get more expensive to raise, cost of living continues to skyrocket, groceries have doubled
A lot families work around this with being savvy... it doesn't HAVE to break the bank to have kids.
Posted on 5/26/26 at 10:20 am to BluegrassBelle
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Boomers have been the majority of not only my state legislature but as well as US Congress. They absolutely make decisions all of the time with this "Boomer" mentality of pulling up the ladder behind them.
YOU voted for them. Take responsibility for YOUR actions.
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You're being purposefully obtuse to act like it doesn't affect us in our daily lives.
It really doesn't. If you spend all of your time lamenting others, then yeah, i can see how you can ruminate over others actions. If you practice some stoicism, you may realize that you are in control of your happiness. And that every action taken by you is YOUR responsibility.
Posted on 5/26/26 at 10:20 am to AUIH1
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I have a Gen X, a Millennial and a Gen Z daughter and all three are pretty
Posted on 5/26/26 at 10:21 am to BugAC
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YOU voted for them. Take responsibility for YOUR actions.
You voted for Obama and Biden lmao
Posted on 5/26/26 at 10:21 am to AUIH1
quote:Of course it was forced on you, but it is your “give me mine” mentality that is fricked in the head.
How was it not forced on me or you for that matter?
What makes it even worse is that you don’t even need it.
You know it is a fricked up program, yet you still demand the money which is taken from your offspring because they already raided your input.
The appropriate viewpoint is “we should end it now so that our children never have to suffer the program”.
I would pay into it for 50 years with zero expectation of ever receiving a dime if it meant my children never had to pay into it.
To hold any other view is simply greed at your children’s expense.
This post was edited on 5/26/26 at 10:23 am
Posted on 5/26/26 at 10:22 am to BugAC
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It really doesn't. If you spend all of your time lamenting others, then yeah, i can see how you can ruminate over others actions. If you practice some stoicism, you may realize that you are in control of your happiness. And that every action taken by you is YOUR responsibility.
So just stiff upper lip it and it'll all go away. The cost of living, the restrictions that reduce affordable housing, the economy as a whole, etc.
Thanks for meeting the stereotype that we're discussing in this thread.
Posted on 5/26/26 at 10:24 am to SallysHuman
There were many years where my wife and I certainly weren’t “comfortable” with our income. But we saved so that our girls would not go without. We were able to pay for all three to go to college and grad school. We have education savings accounts for our grandchildren that we contribute to each month.
My parents worked hard to give me a better life than they had growing up and I felt like we should do that for our kids. We did and now we are enjoying retirement as much as possible given our health issues.
My parents worked hard to give me a better life than they had growing up and I felt like we should do that for our kids. We did and now we are enjoying retirement as much as possible given our health issues.
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