Subj : Re: New to this To : DMXROB From : Cougar428 Date : Sat Apr 26 2025 08:17 am -=> Quoting Dmxrob to Boraxman <=- Dm> BY: boraxman (21:1/101) Dm> On Saturday,April 19, 2025 at 10:53 AM, Boraxman (21:1/101) wrote: b> My mum is a Boomer, and she said people can just "Scrimp and Save" like b> she did. I asked her how long it took to pay off the mortgage. We grew Dm> As someone who is "older" now (50s) statements like that piss me off. Dm> It is amazing how people 20 years older than I am think the world Dm> hasn't changed since 1955. They don't realize, or want to Dm> acknowledge, how many government programs and aid they had in their Dm> day, compared to what Gen X and beyond got - which was squat. I shouldn't - but I will. I am "older" (almost 70). It's not that I think the world hasn't changed since 1955, I tend to think more along the lines that the peole have changed. I don't think I have ever received any government assistance other than unemployment when I was out of work temorarily. I worked at a minimum wage job and was married with a child, but did not get food stamps. My attitude has always been that if I didn't need assistance, I wouldn't take it. I was raised to believe that assistance was for those who were unable to make it on their own. I am a veteran but don't take advantage of free offers for that group as I don't need them. Some folks do, and that's alright. Younger people (not sure about gen-whatever), seem to feel entitled to any and all assistance as if it's normal to get something for nothing. Dm> This attitude nowadays of "I got mine, and screw you" is prevelant Dm> with so many people of that generation, and others. They feel the Dm> younger generation should shoulder all the burden of society and taxes Dm> while they amass even more wealth. My attitude is more in line with I worked my whole life to get mine and you should probably work hard to make a life for yourself. Every young generation shoulders it's own burden. Not the burden of society. And I imagine alot of us 'boomers' have amassed wealth in the millions (not). You make it sound as if all people are greedy nasty bastards. Believe it or not - I wish the best for all the young generation. They are the future and I for one am proud they are going to make it on their own. Dm> I'm very much against that, and Dm> believe that EVERYONE - I don't care your age - should pay in to Dm> taxes, etc. I don't support "senior tax freeze" nonsense. Why should Dm> young families have to "scrimp" to pay for services you are using Dm> while you have more than enough assets to pay for own? I agree with you, everyone SHOULD pay taxes. Some people are misinformed as to who actually does pay taxes. We ALL do. You make it out as EVERYONE didn't have to scrimp to pay for services that they used? You make me feel like an ogre since I worked for 50 years and saved my money so I could pay my bills after I have finished my working life. I'm here to tell you, we're not all millionaires. Apologies - guess I'm the one ranting now, or so it sounds to me. .... If I had a dime for every math test I flunked I'd have $1.95 today. ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 --- SBBSecho 3.23-Linux * Origin: CJ's Place, Orange City FL > cjsplace.thruhere.net (21:2/156) .