I don’t agree, a majority of seniors have proven to be some of the greediest citizens. From the Greatest Generation on down - people have been feed and bred on government entitlements and they love them. They love them so much that they are willing to sell out their kids and their grandkids so that they can maintain the status quo.
Not merely class warfare, generational warfare too.
Whether the majority of retirement-age folks know or acknowledge it or not, the Obamacare provisions have ALREADY stripped away much of the “safety net” they once had with Medicare and to a lesser extent, with Social Security. To continue with Obama in office is to perpetuate this self-immolation of the elderly.
To no benefit of the younger folks either.
Nice to see that others are catching up to me. I’ve been saying for months now that if the country wants a 4 Trillion Dollar government, then the country should PAY for a 4 Trillion Dollar government. And the ONLY way to do that is to raise taxes on the Middle Class...and BIG TIME.
The alternatives - (1) Cut Spending - but that will not happen, as even the seniors on this site feel they are ENTITLED to the output of my kids and future grand kids work (they call their transfer program Social Security), and the poor and lower middle classes are not about to give up their welfare programs either. (2) Spend the Country Broke - this is DEFINITELY the path we’re on - and we WILL wind up like a Third World nation, once the Chinese (and others) pull the plug. They still have a slight hope that we’ll really try to honor our debts - but once that hope is over, no more freebies, and say hello to hyper-inflation.
Convince grand kids the only cool option is to vote for Zero.
It is too late. Their grandkids are already affected.
I was in Kroger this morning behind a very obese young woman very casually dressed, separating out her WICs/SNAP purchases to maximize the WICs certificate value (use it all). She then pulled out a Georgia Peach Card (EBT) to pay for the rest.
Finally, when all that was complete, she pulled out her own credit card and told the cashier to give her 3 CARTONs of Marlboro Special Blend (3X$58) $174. We give her money for food - found money - and she spends the rest of what she has on cigarettes. This is a very, very common occurence up here in North Georgia.
According to recent reports, we have 100 million Americans on some sort of government Welfare. This doesn’t include Social Security or Medicare, apparently.
I’ve concluded that under Obama for 4 more years will just grow and metasticize this until it all comes crashing down, and he can then implement what he really wants.
Blood lust.
Nothing but lower class blood lust - gutter snipes... the Chicago way...
Dems pit one generation against another - one class against another...one race against another...in dog fights - fight to the death.
Romeny and Ryan will stop them....
Most seniors view it as their right, and will sell off their children and grand children to get the $.
The basis is fear. Most don’t have the money to live off anything else but SS. The choice is their discomfort, or their (if they have them) grand kids at some future date.
More on the Fiscal Clif ...links etc...video thread:
After Ryan Pick, Will 'Fiscal Cliff' Come to Fore?--(WSJ Video discussion --)