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[quote=Anonymous]Enough with the posts griping that gymnastics only serves young people.

I understand that retirees have paid taxes their entire working lives, but guess what — that money has all been spent. It’s not there anymore. The services they receive (social security, Medicare, subsidized property taxes, etc) all comes from current taxpayers.

Now, this shouldn’t be a problem, except there are so effing many old people, and the birth rate has been in steady decline for a long time now. There aren’t as many people paying into these programs, and the number of people receiving benefits is HUGE.

Not to mention, the world literally shut down to keep you safe during COVID. Young people had to shutter businesses. Kids didn’t attend school for years! These things have catastrophic effects for entire lives. Perhaps old people should have been asked to stay home instead…

We can’t keep sacrificing the quality of life of all young people. Sometimes senior citizens need to take their turn.

Keep the gymnastics center. Raise fees if needed, especially for the competitive programs.

Not one more post about achy joints. That’s just part of life.[/quote]

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