One of my all time idols is Ayn Rand
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(We can have an entire separate discussion about her at another time) One of the first criticisms against her the the Teeki crowd always trots out is: “for an anti-Socialist she was quick to go on Social Security!” Social Security is not some optional mutual fund investment. It is a mandated government ‘tax’ You have no choice but to comply, or armed men will drag you off to a cage. One can be against the program in principle, but if one is forced to participate, then one is entitled to the benefits under whatever the current terms and structure of the program She paid in, she was due a payout upon retirement. It’s forced Socialism, because that’s the only kind that works. If Socialism is voluntary then all of the producers would opt out and you’d be left with only the leeches and no one to support them. And yes, means testing would be awful. If we knew that years ago we might have strategized differently
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This gives me hope for the future. The Millennials and Gen Z just need to realize - villain November 9, 2026, 14:04
- What is today’s hourly wage that would match the buying power of minimum wage in the 1970s? - villain November 9, 2026, 21:42
- I fail to understand why people are supposed to hate me as a boomer - Potomac November 9, 2026, 15:20
- I recently asked ChapGPT why Boomers are hated and it echoed what some have stated here. - GAIllini November 10, 2026, 12:05
- Your generation bankrupted and destroyed the country. It’s not complicated* - DouchieHowser November 9, 2026, 21:30
- I like you Potomac, but you literally just did the meme....and it's exhibit A as to why boomers - villain November 9, 2026, 18:10
- I love how GenX and beyond love to hate on Boomers as a whole - kokomojo November 10, 2026, 11:02
- I don’t think this is true at all. My parents were both pretty poor/lower middle class economically - WesMantooth November 10, 2026, 06:21
- Right, everything was just handed to Steve Jobs, as one sample Boomer - Potomac November 9, 2026, 19:09
- I am talking about hours worked, not the economy - Potomac November 9, 2026, 19:02
- It has admittedly waned over the years but I came to strongly dislike the boomers for . . . - Lexillini November 9, 2026, 16:05
- Hard NO on any means testing. If that happens everything needs to be eliminated - AceFrehley November 9, 2026, 14:08
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