Boomer Schadenfreude
It’s no great secret that I hate the Baby Boomers - in short, I despise their self-righteousness, their sanctimoniousness, their whining sense of entitlement, and a series of economic, social, and political plagues that my generation (and the ones following) are going to have to mop up. I can’t help but snicker at any “stick it to the Boomers” story, so when Alan Greenspan’s comments to the House Budget Committee hit the news I happily pictured him as a cackling Richard Widmark in Kiss Of Death kicking the Boomer wheelchair down the stairs.
The Long Beach Press-Telegram had a superior headline in their print edition: “Greenspan to Boomers: We Can’t Afford You”
(nota bene: I fully expect Social Security to be a non-entity by the time I’m old enough to be eligible for it. I’ve resigned myself to accept that the money I’ve paid into Social Security is lost and if given the choice I’d rather not pay into it at all.)
February 29th, 2004 at 11:59 am
Agree on all points. However, doesn’t the sobriquet “Greatest Generation” actually refer to the World War II generation, the antithesis of all things baby boomer?
February 29th, 2004 at 8:51 pm
Ack, you’re right. Changing the title.
March 2nd, 2004 at 2:41 pm
While SS may become a non-entity by the brutish hacking away at any hint of a safety net for Americans making less than the minimum wage of $100,00/year, my understanding is that SS is one of the only parts of the Federal government that is running a surplus and if left on its course would be solvent for 40 years or more…
Paul Krugman’s column today (march 2) hits on this topic. worth a read, definitely.
http://www.pkarchive.org/column/030204.html