LOL. I was on the USS Saratoga also. The last one, CVA-60.
To funny.
I don’t see old people as useless at all. Although I cannot ever imagine retiring. But I know lots of old people down here that do not care how high income taxes go because they do not pay them, but if AppleBees raises price of apple pie by 5 cent all hell breaks loose. Having retired people in the tax-system is critical for keeping it in check.
Oh wow! That is so “small world”. I think the first Saratoga was a CV-3?
Well this is where I kind of get away from the typical senior. I do not travel much, hardly ever eat out unless my son takes me or maybe I go out with the girls from work, and live very frugally. I was raised without a lot of money and even though I have some now, to me it is to be used to generate income. The principal must never be touched. That’s pretty old-fashioned but that’s just the way I am.
I don’t mind paying taxes. I have for years. I do object to having taxes increased, however, to pay for other people who are too lazy to work or for frivolous pork-barrel projects. There is so much money wasted, it is literally a crime. Get that under control first and then fix the income tax problem.