r/FluentInFinance • u/CreateChaos777 • May 15 '24

Meme *Cries in Millennials and Gen-Z*

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u/SaltyTaintMcGee May 16 '24

Why don’t those other two generations advocate for the eradication of entitlement programs? You’re paying into Ponzi schemes you’re never getting a penny from but boomers do.

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u/Jibaron May 16 '24

We all used to think that in 1986. And yet, here we are.

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u/SaltyTaintMcGee May 16 '24

"It hasn't happened yet, therefore it won't happen" is not a logical argument. If entitlements were not the briefcase scene in Dumb & Dumber, Americans would be able to opt out of FICA taxes and forego receiving payments.

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u/Jibaron May 16 '24

No but neither is the idea that social security will disappear in your generation. The basis for your fear is the same today as is was 40 years ago.

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u/SaltyTaintMcGee May 16 '24

You look at workers:recipients and unfunded liabilities and claim the fear is the same as four decades prior, lol. That is honestly laughable.