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And now, we younger generations are still going to have to pay for them for the next 20 years since they dominate the upper echelons of government. Good luck getting them to sacrifice some of their entitlements for the betterment of younger Americans.
Rant over, thanks for listening.
You fail to mention the boomers have been paying into the system their entire lives and have sacrificed their family life for their job.
It's not the boomers fault the socialist/liberal politicians who support welfare and illegal aliens bankrupted the system for the "younger generations"...
You fail to mention the boomers have been paying into the system their entire lives and have sacrificed their family life for their job.
That's true, but that money has been used for other people and those of us in Generation X and Y (many of us have been paying into the system for quite some time already) will never see any of the benefits ourselves yet will be forced to pay for benefits for Boomers. Not to mention that, at some point, the ratio of retired Boomers to working Generation X/Y people will be much higher than it ever was when the Boomers were the ones paying.
A bit of a rant, but I see the person's point. The boomers have had an exceptional run by almost any measure. And they continue to suck up all the oxygen in the room, monopolizing all the top slots in all forms of employment, just as they have monopolized the 20th century gains in real estate, stocks,etc. They will also be bankrupting our government in retirement, and simply cannot find enough ways to avoid paying taxes. Perpetual victims, it seems. The subsequent generations simply cannot even begin to get on base if boomers keep clogging up the works. A 67 year old does not technically fit the cut off, but you know what the OP means.
Still, I am not sure what the guy can do about it. If he needs to work and he can find the work, it is a free country.
These are going to be a tough few decades, that is for sure, until millenials can get in the work force en masse and balance things out. Gen X is hosed, plain and simple.
How productive can you be at 67? I don't give a ****. 67 is 67 and when you're 67, you feel 67 and you work like you're 67. What is he, superhuman?
Some of the other trades are more physically demanding and you don't see guys past 55 last at all. Wonder why? This guys there because it's not too physically demanding and he can **** around half the day. I'm paraphrasing from the electrician relaying this story.
I didn't want to mention this initially because it's beside the point. Age is age and we all feel it. Organic matter breaks down over time.
A lot of boomers are still hanging on because they work in offices where one's physical health is not of prime importance (as opposed to previous generations of more intensive manual labor) and tthus they can fly under the radar.
How productive can one be at 67? *VERY PRODUCTIVE*
Why? Because they have a strong work ethic unlike the "younger generation"
With youth comes ignorance.... with age comes knowledge.
That's true, but that money has been used for other people and those of us in Generation X and Y (many of us have been paying into the system for quite some time already) will never see any of the benefits ourselves yet will be forced to pay for benefits for Boomers. Not to mention that, at some point, the ratio of retired Boomers to working Generation X/Y people will be much higher than it ever was when the Boomers were the ones paying.
It's not the boomers fault the socialist/liberal politicians who support welfare and illegal aliens bankrupted the system for the "younger generations"...
Experience of many years along with the knowledge and education of any given profession and you have a successful person that the customers or clients are blessed to be doing business with.
A bit of a rant, but I see the person's point. The boomers have had an exceptional run by almost any measure. And they continue to suck up all the oxygen in the room, monopolizing all the top slots in all forms of employment, just as they have monopolized the 20th century gains in real estate, stocks,etc. They will also be bankrupting our government in retirement, and simply cannot find enough ways to avoid paying taxes. Perpetual victims, it seems. The subsequent generations simply cannot even begin to get on base if boomers keep clogging up the works. A 67 year old does not technically fit the cut off, but you know what the OP means.
Still, I am not sure what the guy can do about it. If he needs to work and he can find the work, it is a free country.
These are going to be a tough few decades, that is for sure, until millenials can get in the work force en masse and balance things out. Gen X is hosed, plain and simple.
When;s enough, enough for the boomers or whatever else they want to be called. When will they take responsibility collectively as a generation and do what needs to be done?
The problem is that they've saddled future generations with their baggage and they don't even want to give them a chance to right the ship.
Ok. You've ****ed up. Fine. Give someone else a chance to fix it. Instead, they're making sure the entire thing blows up and kills everybody.
As a generation, I'm starting to believe that boomers may be mentally ill.
Everyday I hear another crazy story or experience one myself.
Today it was a 67 year old electrical union worker who has 40 years worth of pension and already collects SS. He's still on the job. Why? Does he need the money? He's just bored and hasn't much else to do. Meanwhile there are hundreds of young guys with young families waiting i the queue for their shot.
A few days ago it was a 62 year old who made decent money up until a few years ago. Now he's working for 30k a year and complains that he gets paid too little. Meanwhile, he's kind of slow and not that great with computers and I'm sure an early 20's kid could use that job and do much better.
What'd he do with all the money he made prior? He and his wife acquired a substantial mortgage in their 50's. They could afford it, so it wasn't so bad. What'd they do next? Instead of paying off the mortgage, they've put in over 200k into upgrading the house. Upgrading for who? For their corpses? I don't know. So now he ******* and moans about still having to work and being paid too little! Picture that.
I could go on and on about greedy, self entitled, and irrational boomers but I'd never end. Maybe life was a little too easy for them in the America of the 50's-late 90's.
And now, we younger generations are still going to have to pay for them for the next 20 years since they dominate the upper echelons of government. Good luck getting them to sacrifice some of their entitlements for the betterment of younger Americans.
Rant over, thanks for listening.
Is this anyway to talk about your parents or your grandparents. You would probably not be as well off as you are if not for their work and sacrifice. Would be a good idea to go apologize to them.
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