Some baby boomers are burning through their retirement savings to pay for cancer treatments. Then they have to go back to work.
Some baby boomers are burning through their retirement savings to pay for cancer treatments. Then they have to go back to work.
Some baby boomers who hoped to retire are instead draining their savings and cutting costs on food, travel, and housing to pay healthcare bills.
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For all the shit everybody gives Boomers, I'm pretty sure the majority of them are also poor and working class. There's just a lot more wealth at the top, or the "top" is bigger.
I think it's more about the stereotypical Boomer attitude than their wealth. The whole "I worked hard at the gas station and saved up and bought my house in 1974 for $20,000, so I don't see why all of you younger people are having such a hard time" thing.
Like I said, stereotypical, but it transcends economic status.
Even many poor, working class people of that age own their homes after all.
The other half of it is, the older generations tend heavily towards being Republicans. So even if they aren't rich, they're still voting for this.
Everyone is one stroke or TBI away from being a MAGAt
Even many poor, working class people of that age own their homes after all.
It's not JUST that houses were cheaper. It's also that they've had the >= 30 years of working to pay off their mortgage.
It's culture war to distract us from the class war.
ding, ding, ding! This!