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Originally Posted by Locke
Thats what your kids are for. The entire idea is to be a burden on them in the prime of their lives just as they are a burden on you in the prime of yours.
And people hoping to save their money so their kids can inherit it? Hahahahaha! The last cheque I ever write is going to bounce!
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Thats the problem with North American society and its attitudes toward the old. The old are seen as a burden on society, not a valuble contributing member.
They are a problem which we as a society try to solve or eliminate as cost effectively as possible.
If they weren't smart enough to save for their retirement years... they're just sol... or maybe they were smart enough, but they just didn't have good enough jobs to save enough for those years while paying the family bills and raising their children. Not society's or even their children's problem. They're getting 3 meals a day and a place to sleep at night with a roof over their head. What the hell more do they want? After all, they'll probably be dead soon anyways... why waste the money on them giving them tasty food?