That old folks still pitch in to help to me isn’t so relevant. It is the breakdown of family and community—in which elders are valued enough for who they are to be taken care of even if they outlive outward productivity—that is what was lost. Yes, abortion has coarsened and degraded our valuing of human life, but the assault has been broader than that.
We have definitely lost the wisdom of the elderly in our society. I blame Social Security, mostly. It was “the great divorce” that most wanted - the seniors to live happy and free, and the young to be rid of their elders.
Now, we have six-year-olds going through puberty. The “extended family” has re-emerged in a twisted fashion as the young parasitize off of their parents, living under their roof long after they are already reproducing.
I am not sure that “blame” is particularly helpful, but the elderly should have known better.