"Now that IS a great plan. Too bad our generation can't find the time (except) to figure out how to get the assets and our children don't want to be bothered."
Speak for yourself, OK? I know lots of people who do find the time to help the elders in my community. I know some who don't, but they aren't my friends.
All each of us can do is to do what we can, as individuals, to make our own lives and the lives of those around us as good as possible.
You are cynical about your own generation. How sad! The cure for that cynicism is to get out there and make a lie of it. Do something yourself, and you'll soon find the others who are doing the same.
You are so wrong. If there were so many in "our" generation out there helping why is this thread running? These people of this generation are not gready or gimmie gimmie gimmie--far from it--they have pride our generation can only dream about. If you don't believe that then you are not aware of the theft in your paycheck? It is not going for these good people.