Subj : Re: New to this
To   : Dmxrob
From : Gryphon
Date : Tue May 06 2025 06:25 am

On 25 Apr 2025 at 10:43a, Dmxrob pondered and said...
 
 Dm> BY: boraxman (21:1/101)
 Dm> On Saturday,April 19, 2025 at 10:53 AM, Boraxman (21:1/101) wrote:
 Dm> 
 Dm> b> My mum is a Boomer, and she said people can just "Scrimp and Save" like
 Dm> b> she did.  I asked her how long it took to pay off the mortgage.  We gre
 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 hasn't
 Dm> changed since 1955.  They don't realize, or want to acknowledge, how
 Dm> many government programs and aid they had in their day, compared to what
 Dm> Gen X and beyond got - which was squat. 
 Dm> 
 Dm> This attitude nowadays of "I got mine, and screw you" is prevelant with
 Dm> so many people of that generation, and others.  They feel the younger
 Dm> generation should shoulder all the burden of society and taxes while
 Dm> they amass even more wealth. I'm very much against that, and believe
 Dm> that EVERYONE - I don't care your age - should pay in to taxes, etc.  I
 Dm> don't support "senior tax freeze" nonsense.  Why should young families
 Dm> have to "scrimp" to pay for services you are using while you have more
 Dm> than enough assets to pay for own?
 Dm> 
 Dm> 
 Dm> b> 
 Dm> b> Anyway, I've ranted enough.  I just think this issue is even bigger tha
 Dm> b> most people think it is.
 Dm> 
 Dm> It is... and getting worse .

 Once again, I wish I could upvote this message.

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