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In reply to the discussion: Stop it, stop saying Social Security needs reform, you are a Democrat, right? [View all]DonCoquixote
(13,615 posts)nice dodge by the way, can't bear to see Hillary courting polcies that hurt us? But I will say this, your policy would in effect screw over the younger, making sure they pay fpor the "grandfathered in", when frankly, there is NO guarantee of how long anyone can live. Also, the idea of the generation "riding a wave" from decades ago is the idea of prgress this country used to have.
The Depression era parents did not enjoy the world the Boomers did, but they wanted them to, and gave them everything they wanted, a level of affluence and comfort that, if the environmentalist are great, may NEVER be achievable again. They suffered through the second world war, and knew that their children would never sacrifice the way they had to. Is it ethical for one generation to eat off of the WW2 generation efforts, then cut out on their own, as if they were eager to roll up whatever was left and eat it? Let me be real blunt, compare what turning sixty meant for the World War II types, and the modern generation. How many of your parents were healthy in their 70's, as healthy as the boomers are? Hell, the Rolling Stones are still on tour, and I say this as a Rolling Stones fan! There are many Boomers that still live active, healthy lives, thanks to the fact their parents voted FDR in. For any Boomer to hint of screwing over the young, when they got the benefits of the FDR generation, is a crime that neither FDR, nor for that matter, JFK, would have tolerated.
Meanwhile, my generation voted for Bill Clinton. It was the best we could do. Too bad the Boomers could not have kept Ron Ray Gun out.
and this quote is precious:
"Those not in the armed forces, though all of them volunteered to be there for whatever reason including some of the best benefits. "
Now, did it ever occur to you that many of these folks had much less options? Ever wonder why so many people in uniform are brown and black? I say this as a brown someone who has many in his family that had no other option. But no, we should praise someone that could afford the trip to Canada, and the lawyers to protect them, right?
And again, like I said, I realize that sometimes, you have hard choices. Nothing would please me more than to see a president Hillary fully rebuke what she helped create, for her to say "hey, sorry about killing Glass Steagall, passing Nafta, and the Telecommuncations Act, it was a mistake, just like don't ask don't tell was (thank god Obama ditched that mess), help me ditch these three bad ideas so Bill and I could leave a better legacy." I will tell you, if she promised to fix either of the three great mistake I mentioned, I would crawl through barbed wire to vote for her. I say this knowing that DU will call you on a promise you make.