[heye2monn]

You’re right about the politics. Down the drain we go.

[af_vet_rr]

You’re right about the politics. Down the drain we go.

There is one other aspect - besides the fact that so many in that age range vote, if you do anything that impacts them financially, and causes them to lean on their children, their children are going to vote.

Even though it's a huge problem, it is political suicide to tamper with that group. You can't cut off Medicare/Social Security, because you don't want to be the administration or party that put millions of elderly on the streets or forced their children to take care of them, even though their grandchildren and great-grandchildren will have to clean up after them.

We are a society that puts our problems off. Too many rack up credit card debt, thinking they can take care of it down the road. We pay out more in benefits than we should, etc. etc.

The bill will come due one day, and people like you will be able to say "I told you so", but unfortunately nobody is willing to talk about the problem today.