[Mase]

"HOwever, many, if not most American elderly do want social security so they don't have to be maintained by their kids. That's why social security reform is such a molotov cocktail with the senior vote."


And many probably realize that their children will be unwilling or unable to take care of them anyway, which makes SS all the more important to them.

It's truly sad that so many children absolve themselves of any responsibility for taking care of their parents when they can no longer take care of themselves. For someone to post that it is selfish for parents to expect their kids to be there for them at that point in their lives vividly illustrates my point.

[A Ruckus of Dogs]

For someone to post that it is selfish for parents to expect their kids to be there for them at that point in their lives vividly illustrates my point.

Agree. Children have been caring for elderly parents for thousands of years.