I’ve always wondered what would happen if millions of people have nothing to retire on and the government can’t help them. And it will never go back to the way it was before SS when the next generation would take care of their elders. There are way to many narcissists for that to ever happen.
I have a question. I agree that past generations have taken the responsibility for their family members who need help. Is a family member, who has worked hard for decades, saved for retirement and, hopefully, will not need to lean on others in retirement, responsible for another family member, who has taken off time, even a year here and there, because this family member didn’t like his bosses? Both had received a small inheritance which this other family member used to pay for one of the years off. I believe responsibility for family should be linked to the behavior of the family members who may have exhibited irresponsibility for their futures. What say you?