I am sick and tired of the baby boomers.

[Anonymous]

Considering that the US budget was balanced in 2001 when Clinton left office and social programs were thriving and those who voted Bush into office were born from 1992 and before, not sure you can blame only those born from 1960 and before for the financial woes of the country.

[Anonymous]

I hate to get in the way of a good rant, but social security was created in 1935, ten years before the boomers even existed.

And social security was passed in 1965. Only a handful of the Boomers were of voting age.

You are blaming the wrong generation. Do you not see that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hate to get in the way of a good rant, but social security was created in 1935, ten years before the boomers even existed.

And social security was passed in 1965. Only a handful of the Boomers were of voting age.

You are blaming the wrong generation. Do you not see that?

Not only that, but I don't see many post boomers preparing to have the means to retire without social security and Medicare.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hate to get in the way of a good rant, but social security was created in 1935, ten years before the boomers even existed.

And medicare was passed in 1965. Only a handful of the Boomers were of voting age.

You are blaming the wrong generation. Do you not see that?

[Anonymous]

Sometimes I feel that way too... however..

It is frustrating, when Social Security and Medicare were created, the life expectancy was so much lower- it was a safety net for the extremely old, those who were fortunate to make it to very old age. Before that, elderly people were known to eat cat food because they'd be starving - Social Security was a much-needed safety net for a small few who lived so long.

Now, it is a crushing demographic debacle - weak-willed or financially illiterate voters, ever-lengthening lifespans, spiraling costs.

What makes me most sad, is what will be lost in the future as the country services all of the crushing debt... when instead, money should go to things such as research to cure childhood diseases and make peoples' lives better, drive the country forward economically, etc.

I hope that all will find it within themselves to not just point their finger at the other guy, but for all to sacrifice. Ultimately I have faith that all, boomers and everyone, will do the right thing and move in the right direction.

[Anonymous]

Precisely, PP. Social Security was never designed to serve as greens fees for healthy 67-year-olds with hundreds of thousands in retirement accounts. Bring on the means testing! I don't care how much you've paid into it, boomers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Precisely, PP. Social Security was never designed to serve as greens fees for healthy 67-year-olds with hundreds of thousands in retirement accounts. Bring on the means testing! I don't care how much you've paid into it, boomers.

+1

My grandparents sold the house in Walnut Creek, CA that they bought in 1972 for $41k in 2005 for $850k, moved to Vegas and bought a house for $150k and are living large. Grandpa gambles his SS checks every single month. The ENTIRE check. It is disgusting. We pay taxes for him to play Keno.

[Anonymous]

I L-O-V-E this thread. I am a 67 year old boomer, and I am so happy I have pissed off all of you. Never did a group of people deserve it more. By the way, Bruce Springsteen is over-rated. How's that for a smack down!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a member of Gerneration X, I am tired of having to pay for debts created by baby boomers to pay for benefits for baby boomers. If you were born between 1943 and 1960, I'm talking to you. And it is only getting worse. The changes to Medicare being dicussed will have the greatest effect not on the baby boomers but on those of us who follow in their wake. Just because you wasted all you money to buy a micro bus in the 60s, bell bottoms in the 70s, power suits in the 80s and pad thai in the 90s, doesn't mean that I want to bail you out. Let me talk to you in language you can understand, "Why don't you all just fff...fade away, I'm talkin' about [your] generation."

Another thing, The Beatles are over rated.

I'm a Gen Xer who thinks you're an idiot, OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Precisely, PP. Social Security was never designed to serve as greens fees for healthy 67-year-olds with hundreds of thousands in retirement accounts. Bring on the means testing! I don't care how much you've paid into it, boomers.

+1

My grandparents sold the house in Walnut Creek, CA that they bought in 1972 for $41k in 2005 for $850k, moved to Vegas and bought a house for $150k and are living large. Grandpa gambles his SS checks every single month. The ENTIRE check. It is disgusting. We pay taxes for him to play Keno.

Who cares what your grandfather does with his money? Don't you think he spent years paying into the system?

MYOB, selfish brat!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I L-O-V-E this thread. I am a 67 year old boomer, and I am so happy I have pissed off all of you. Never did a group of people deserve it more. By the way, Bruce Springsteen is over-rated. How's that for a smack down!

Springsteen is a boomer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They'll be dead soon.

not nearly as soon as you think ...

and if my kid(s) were the kind of snivelling snotty little shits that folks like you appear to be, I'd be sure that none of the considerable amount we've saved/earned in years of hard work get passed down to you.

So by being rude, angry, entitled, etc., some of you will talk yourselves into a more limited and uncomfortable life than you might have by alienating some of the source of possible financial relief, in lesser or greater amounts, as inter-generational wealth transfer happens --- or doesn't.

Typical Boomer tactic: trying to control kids with money. I am a Gen Xer who paid for my college education, wedding, and house. If I can't afford it I don't own it and I like it that way. I already know I won't inherit a cent from my parents when they pass. But I will always be grateful to them for raising me to be financially, spiritually, and emotionally independent. So when I call them or write them or visit them it's because I -- gasp! -- actually love them, not because I am appeasing them in hopes of financial gain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'd just be happy if the area boomers would get the F out of Whole Foods and stop ramming my cart / leaving their cart in the center of the aisle blocking 78 other people while they ponder: Icelandic butter? or Plugo? hmmm

ITA! It is so annoying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I L-O-V-E this thread. I am a 67 year old boomer, and I am so happy I have pissed off all of you. Never did a group of people deserve it more. By the way, Bruce Springsteen is over-rated. How's that for a smack down!

Springsteen is a boomer.

Think kurt consonant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Maybe you should ask them to share their cushy $20K a year in Social Security with you. Boo hoo."

My mom and dad are both Feds. When they retire in a few years in their late 50s they will receive around 80+% of their salary for the rest of their lives. Then on top of that, they both get an extra $20K in SS? They don't need it. I'm paying for part of it--and I can barely afford to make ends meet because my Fed job was cut last year.

How is this fair to anybody?

If your parents are part of the CSRS retirement, they are not eligible for SS. Get your facts straight. CSRS eligibility ended in December 1983.