2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Can we get honest here ... [View all]southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)feel that way. For years and years I paid into programs for the previous generations. I never got upset about it because we should take care of our elderly because lets face it many people before these programs came to fruition fell and died through the cracks. Many families can't afford to take care of their immediate families and then their parents on top of it especially if they get ill. I feel it is a duty. But I also know I will never get the full benefits of my social security and that the rest will go to the generations behind me. I think that would be fine by me. I want the generations behind me to have what we have. I don't know people in my generation now that don't say screw the generations behind us. We fight for you also. I tell my son and his wife to fight for social security and any of the government safety nets. Lets face it if we didn't have the safety net we would have been screwed with wall street. I told my son if they give you a choice keep it with social security.