Don't get me started.
This kind of attitude among the current political generation, that they can give entitlements without any real cost to themselves, are what really burn up GenX folks who seem to be the group most keenly aware of how much this is going to cost them personally, because they will be footing the majority of the bill.
It is crap like this that feeds the angst (evident in this thread) of GenX. The GenX and younger folks strongly tend fiscal conservative, and that neither party is interested in shutting down the gravy train leaves them without a party they are really happy with.
It has come up time and again in discussions in my daily life (and the majority of the business people I interact with are GenX it seems): the current political system looks very much like two groups of Boomers fighting over a gravy train they created by spending the money of future generations. This is a pervasive impression of GenX age people no matter which party they nominally affiliate themselves with.
We're keenly aware of it because we have been told in no uncertain terms that Social Secrity won't be there for us literally SINCE GRADESCHOOL!
There isn't ANYONE my age that doesn't know that there WILL BE NO SOCIAL SECURITY WHEN HE OR SHE RETIRES!
We have accepted it a long time ago. To read or watch a story about an older generation discussing Social Security or Medicare entitlements is unfuriating for someone who pays into it all the while knowing it's not for him.
It is crap like this that feeds the angst (evident in this thread) of GenX. The GenX and younger folks strongly tend fiscal conservative, and that neither party is interested in shutting down the gravy train leaves them without a party they are really happy with.
It has come up time and again in discussions in my daily life (and the majority of the business people I interact with are GenX it seems): the current political system looks very much like two groups of Boomers fighting over a gravy train they created by spending the money of future generations. This is a pervasive impression of GenX age people no matter which party they nominally affiliate themselves with
Thank you! Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU! You hit the nail on the head.
I would love to get people started. However, I don't think people care about our country. From all the different generations on this thread, the main topic is "I" and "my".
Thank you for answering. Hopefully, you will contact your congressmen as very few days are left. This agreement was signed June 29. I think congress took a week off for July 4th and a month off in August. This will go into effect right before or right after the election if something isn't done.