Yep, because unless you do, or have kids to support you, you are depending on the kindness of others to keep your sorry butt alive.
Gee, and here I thought I was depending on my retirement savings and the accumulated wealth which I've been building up for the last 30 years.
Nope, for taking from it. Or any tax that my kids pay for. Like the roads? My kids will be paying long after you’re not. Police? Fire? You are living your lifestyle on the backs of future generations.
Not me. Unlike over half of Americans, I'm a net tax payer, not a net tax recipient. Unless I live to 100, there's no way I'll get more out of SS & Medicare what I put in. On the other hand, your kids have (on average) a better than 50% chance of being net tax recipients, thus a drain on the system.
The (obvious) solution is not to have such socialist programs as Medicare and SS in the first place, yes?
>>Gee, and here I thought I was depending on my retirement savings and the accumulated wealth which I’ve been building up for the last 30 years. <<
LOLOLOL!!!! Sure you have.
And, like my in-laws that came into retirement with 2 million in the bank, it’s only takes one long term illness to move you right to the Medicare rolls.
I’m sure you’re not that ignorant.
>>On the other hand, your kids have (on average) a better than 50% chance of being net tax recipients, thus a drain on the system. <<
You don’t know my kids. However, even taking your line of thinking, I have at least 1/2 my kids supporting me. You have none.