“I always notice it at my polling place—wow, who knew so many old people lived in my neighborhood. It’s like they come out of the woodwork to vote..”
They show up in droves to vote themselves new entitlements.
Oh, please!
I not only paid taxes for 50 years for my paltry SS, I also pay for Medicare, my supplemental insurance and mandatory Part D, even though I paid taxes for some of those or paid for them out-of-pocket for 50 years as well( and take no medications at all). Since I am still working, I am still paying full taxes for SS and Medicare (”self-employment tax”) and if I make over the limit, I will lose my SS and because I am forced to be on Medicare after 65, I will still have to pay for that and for Part D.
We geezers do not care about free college, tax credits for children, tax credits for mortgage interest, or *free* health insurance. Those are the issues of the 40 and under group. The people I know who are my age care about security, property rights,low taxes and the stability of our savings.
If you guys bothered to notice anyone who wasn’t *hot* or perhaps competition, you might have been aware that those of us old enough to be your parents and grandparents still exist.
I am beyond tired of this endless snarking about anyone older than 40. We are living longer productive lives. You will live even longer and be even more productive, thanks to the technologies many geezers helped develop and maintain. We pay taxes. We contribute to the GDP, the community and to the bank accounts of our younger descendants. We will leave behind an inheritance, as well, if the socialist Young Adults allow it. You could at least have a little respect and the maturity to realize that one day, sooner than you think, you will hit that magic age of 65. It would be wise of you to inculcate some appreciation for age among your own children. From what I can see in the youth of today, you will need that appreciation. They may be willing to deprive you of a voice even more than you are willing to do to your elders.