Simply warning them that fiscal catastrophe looms may not be enough to bring them around. We can't grow our way out of this mess. He's been a senator for more than 40 years, during which, if he's as good at his job as many of his . The story goes Durbin compared Social Security to "a milk cow with 310 million teats" and called senior citizens the greediest generation ever for their reliance on it. I guess that makes us greedy. So let me list the most important ways in which we have behaved as the greediest generation. ! In Canada, the situation is distinctly worse because the birth rate in Canada is much lower than in the U.S., which means the burden on working people supporting the health care costs of aging boomers will be proportionately much higher than in America. That, at any rate, is what the boomers have done across most jurisdictions in North America, including Canada, for the past 30-40 years. Alan Simpson, the Senator from Wyoming calls senior citizens the Greediest Generation as he compared "Social Security " to a Milk Cow with 310 million teats. Poor Broder. None of that changes the macro-effects of the way we have lived our lives. The book The Greatest Generation was written by Tom Brokaw, a journalist for NBC. On the other hand, the proportion of children below the poverty line is still 18 percent, the same as it was in 1966. I urge you to read Kotlikoffs full column, but here's a taste: Herb Stein, once the chairman of President Nixon's Council of Economic Advisors, had a saying: `Things that can't go on will stop. What he should have said was, `Things that can't go on will stop too late. When the U.S. Treasury bond bubble bursts, we could see a financial collapse that makes 2008 look tame. Indeed, China may be doing so already. This is not entirely the fault of the boomers, because it was underfunded from the start, and the generations before the boomers, including those who are retired and still alive, have demanded this level of benefits. But the number of Gen Xers has ticked up over the last few Congresses, from 16 in the 115th to 20 in the current session. But President Obama has proposed $250 for every . Surviving members of this generation would see Japan emerge as the world's second-largest economy by 1989. Not surprisingly, the Bush administration took a look at the study, blanched, and declined to publish it. In comparison, the official debt held by the public is only $9 trillion. Your membership is the foundation of our sustainability and resilience. "Just vicious. We have an ageing population, increasing life expectancy, an aged pension benchmarked to average male weekly earnings (the highest possible index) and the family home excluded from the asset test. You can update your choices at any time in your settings. Whatever the (unknown) truth is, the amounts are staggering, especially as they are in addition to other explicit and implicit liabilities. Why? And we need to do it yesterday. Snopes and the Snopes.com logo are registered service marks of Snopes.com, Former senator Alan Simpson hypocritically referred to modern Americans as "the greediest generation. For example, firered posted on 11/11/10 at 05:54 PM EST: This situation was neither created nor perpetuated by the `Baby Boomer' generation. Call when you get honest work! Were sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. Baby Boomers are considered to be the greediest generation, and its time make the environment better. But showing them exactly how much they will have to pay in taxes to support the status quo might change their attitude. And its not just bridges and tunnels that have been neglected. I grew up in the shadow of what Tom Brokaw called " The Greatest Generation .". Whats in a headline? 4. We cut off other people in traffic, because we dont care whether its our turn or not, and text and phone while we drive, putting other peoples lives at risk. compared "Social Security" to a Milk Cow with . This is the European model, which has been a massive failure. Unlike the Western allies and the Soviet Union, Germany did not honor its veterans, as the association with Nazism continues in contemporary Germany today. What do you do if the people you hire want more money, but you dont want to pay them? As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. And you can take that to the bank, you miserable son of a bitch. "Research note on Chicano community leaders: the GI generation. For example, some place the beginning of the millennial generation with those . It was wrong 21 months ago, when Durbin said it once before, and it's . Credit:Louie Douvis. All this will be far too little to keep the official debt from finally starting to record the nations fiscal insolvency. Look it up yourself. Meanwhile, the Guardian (the . 23 They call Gen Z a Millennial. In practice, though, all of this money has been spent by Congress, and the SSA has been left with worthless IOUs. As a career politician, you have been on the public dole for FIFTY YEARS 2. Don't expect any sympathy, Trumpy. Now, with those hormones fading, we've popularized Viagra. "The elderly are retired, and it's easier to get them to go to rallies or write their congresspeople," notes Heather Boushey of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington. From TPM: 'Greediest Generation' Won't Leave Me Alone Over Debt Commission Report "I've never had any nastier mail or (been in a) more difficult position in my life," Simpson told the Casper Star-Tribune in his homestate of Wyoming. Here's a response in a letter from PATTY NYE from Illinois . Tony Shepherd is a businessman and a former head of the Commission of Audit. The number of Silent Generation senators has fallen from 19 in 2017 to 11 now. "The Greatest Generation" got its name from a book by the same name. ! 11:00 The greediest generation in the world 12:10 Creating anger and volatility among younger people 15:00 Broke and lonely males are the most dangerous cohort 17:30 Need a leveling up for young males 20:45 Solution is viable young men 22:08 Need to double number of freshman seats at universities [37], As children, members of this generation came of age during Stalin's rise to power. The Greatest Generation, also known as the G.I. Well, Captain Bullshit, I have a few questions for YOU 1. And because the boomers vote, and younger generations havent yet started to band together for self-protection, its likely that the boomers will get their way which means unaffordable health care could bankrupt Canadas governments. This button displays the currently selected search type. And our bad habits dont stop with CEOs. Anyone can read what you share. When I think about the kind of world we are turning over to our children, it is Thats a formula for disaster. We were suitably embarrassed that old people were eating cat food or scavenging garbage cans for food, so we reallocated resources to the elderly. We have a scheme where support for the older generations and other extravagances were legislated based on the assumption of continuing revenue from an unprecedented investment boom in resources. We provide a Senior's Health Card, which excludes from its means test any untaxed income from superannuation. Instead, we have sacrificed our children and their children so that we can have a better life. The World War II generation of the Soviet Union was further decimated by the war. In the intervening five years, I've had no reason to change my mind. "Hey Dick, let's get a few things straight!! From an e-mail. Otherwise, we boomers may earn a place in history as the worst generation. They may be reviled for the choices they made, but they wont be the ones that have to face the music, and they wont be the working stiffs that have to pay the majority of the taxes to pay for promises made by the boomers. Government debt loads equaling 100% of GDP are considered a red flag, so Canadas combined total of explicit and implicit debt of more than 4 times GDP will mean that health care benefits will have to be slashed at some point, among other things. As we've aged, age discrimination has become a basis for lawsuits, and the most litigated right has become the right to die. 1:38. [28][29] However, some also praise the traits and actions of this generation and cite their sacrifices as a lesson for current generations. I am now 63). Somehow, I think that the fear of Puffin's censors was that Dahl's books might be too relevant, rather than too little. Following the war, the Allies began the denazification and demilitarization of a post-war Germany. Alan Simpson, the Senator from Wyoming calls senior citizens the greediest generation as he compared "Social Security " to a Milk Cow with 310 million teats. On cue, the left says simply raise more taxes from business and the rich to pay for the unaffordable. The author Laurence J. Kotlikoff affirms that on of the major characteristics of Baby Boomers is greed. The ones who voted themselves everything then as they began to age, began to pull up the ladder. He said, First shoot the lawyers. He should have said, First shoot the accountants.. We recommended that the benchmark for the aged pension be tied to average weekly earnings again with the adjustment being phased in over 15 years. Votes. Here's a response in a letter from PATTY NYE from Illinois .. In the book, Brokaw profiled American members of this generation who came of age during the Great Depression and went on to fight in World War II, as well as those who contributed to the war effort on the home front. It gives people a good idea of just how much their taxes could (instead of will) rise unless radical changes in government spending are made. They did it!. The average Australian feels they are treading water or going backwards. Camarillo, Alberto M. (1 October 1971). My parents were the Greatest Generation. As of 2019, approximately 389,000 of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II remain alive. You know it, we know it, and you know that we know it. Adolf Hitler then rose to power, and many of this generation joined organizations such as the Hitler Youth. [7] Strauss and Howe use the birth years 19011924. 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