Posted on 08/20/2013 10:19:19 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
(Wave of the future - New Media - Dontchano?)
“Have you ever met a millennial? Many of them are about as interested in working as I am in skydiving. Who is going to do the work? If we were talking about 1950s or even 1970s America, I could see your point. That place doesnt exist any more.”
Yeah, because Boomers destroyed it. Well done boomers.
The number one entitlement in America is social security. The folks who pay into social security are the millenials and Xers who are actually working.
Without this, the whole ponzi scheme would collapse. Right now, we just hit record highs of one person on social security for every 2 fulltime workers.
That’s the same as a 50 percent tax rate just to support workers who are retired. Then the said millenial has to sit down and try to support themselves on that 50 percent.
And people wonder why the standard of living is dropping? Taking money from poorer young people who are trying to earn the money and giving it to folks who have many assets is wrong. It’s unsustainable.
This boomer here is still working after 40 years. If you millenials don’t like the social security then why did you vote for your guy Obama to continue the scheme and run it even further in the ground? There are a hell of a lot of you millenials sitting around with your hand out waiting for someone to do something for you.
You boomer bashers really take the cake. It’s always someone else’s fault.
“If you millenials dont like the social security then why did you vote for your guy Obama”
So you’re perfectly ok with stealing from young folks because you’ve already got yours?
“vote for your guy Obama to continue the scheme and run it even further in the ground?”
Our guy? 3/4ths of this most corrupt administration are boomers. Boomers are the ones at the helm of the Fed, making the decisions right now. It’s about time they stepped up and starting owning this economic disaster.
I don’t want a handout. I just want to be left ALONE. No obamacare, none of this doubling down on my taxes.
I pay for all my bills - I just need boomers to leave me alone so that I can get ahead. Deal? No social security ponzi and I’ll be more than happy enough to pay my own way.
I’ve already “got mine” because I’ve been working 40 years. How long have you worked? I’m not trying to “take” anything from you. This boomer bashing usually comes about because of pure jealousy. After you have worked hard for 40 years, then you tell me how much of your money you want to give away to some younger jealous loafers with their hand out.
The globe doesn't pay the income taxes required to fund the military for the U.S. defend foreign goods and services.
“Im not trying to take anything from you.”
So long as you favor continuing the social security program, you are in fact stealing from each and every paycheck.
That’s how the system works. It takes from the young folks working and they pay the folks who are retired. The system is breaking down because:
1, there’s not enough young folks to pay for your benefits.
2, we don’t make enough.
You couldn’t live on what I make a year. Full stop. However, I don’t get to opt out of the same chunk of payroll that you take out even though I don’t make all that much.
‘then you tell me how much of your money you want to give away to some younger jealous loafers with their hand out.”
Which is why you’re picking my pocket? I don’t want your money. I want to hang onto my own.
If our deficit was under control, we would have full employment, like in the Reagan years, and even under Clinton. We even had full employment under Bush, with all of his spending.
Many people around here really don’t like it when someone holds that mirror up in front of them. Lots of talk about how socialism and redistribution of wealth are horrible...until you start talking about social security or government school sports and clubs. Then all of a sudden you’re a heartless, selfish bastard if you’re against those things.
The people who will do the work are the same people who are serving in our military...Millennials.
I’m a boomer and if you go back in time to when we were the age of millenials, you will find that the previous generation said the same things about us.
I strongly disagree.
For an entire generation we have sold off US factories, and sent those jobs (millions of them) to other countries.
Many to China.
A couple months ago, it turned out that China according to some reports, now exports more than America and is growing.
We need to bring back US manufacturing.
Now.
Can we have a business environment that enables business (including manufacturing) to thrive on OUR shores? Can we finally elect some folks are not brain dead to such a critical need?
Second, can I have a customer service telephone number answered in English?! And dammit, NO, I don’t want to press 1 for English.
Stealing ????
I've been working for going on 44 years ... paying in the max for the last 19 of those.. and haven't taken out a dime yet.
No social security ponzi and Ill be more than happy enough to pay my own way.
Fine, give me mine back and then you can have yours.
“I’ve been working for going on 44 years ... paying in the max for the last 19 of those.. and haven’t taken out a dime yet.”
There’s no lockbock. The money was stolen from you, and if you collect, you’ll be stealing money from young people. It’s a ponzi scheme.
The choices are, boomers take the hit now, or the system collapses and nobody gets anything.
“Fine, give me mine back and then you can have yours.”
You have no right to steal from me because others robbed you. Not my problem. Get it back from the folks who took it from you.
“Many people around here really dont like it when someone holds that mirror up in front of them. Lots of talk about how socialism and redistribution of wealth are horrible...until you start talking about social security or government school sports and clubs. Then all of a sudden youre a heartless, selfish bastard if youre against those things.”
Personally I would be happy if Boomers just stopped digging the damn hole. But no. It’s like Ebeneezer Scrooge - except that the heavy burdens of the dead are being laid, chain by chain, on us. And the Boomers are adding more and more to it’s ponderous length.
Working at the level of jobs that get outsourced?
Yes.
I didn't like the rules any more than you do .. I played by them because, same as you, I'm not part of the ruling class and didn't have a choice.
So, for now, I'll just take the checks until things break and the rules have to change ... it's the only choice I have and to do otherwise would be foolish.
Not pretty, but if you've got a better plan, let me know.
I will grant you one thing ... it sucks to be you.
“it’s the only choice I have and to do otherwise would be foolish.”
So you’re ok with robbing me because it would be ‘foolish’ to do otherwise. I see.
“I will grant you one thing ... it sucks to be you.”
Heh, since everyone has the same attitude - what happens when the checks stop?
I’ve gone Galt a long time ago. :)
Like you said, every man for himself, right?
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