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Agreed. Unfortunately, we’ve inherited the mess that our parents and grandparents left for us.

The current government spending sprees are not your parents' and grandparents' fault.

Depends how old you are. Even the youngest member of the UK cabinet is old enough to be my father, but the real decision makers are old enough to be my grandfather. I don't keep close track of US politicians but as far as I can tell, its even worse there.

Think about who the current generation voted for. When politicians are voted in because of their fiscally irresponsible proposals, who is really to blame?

People are voting themselves money out of the treasury. This is the result.

Except the previous government gave out a lot more money.

Massive tax cuts, votes secured by giving over $40bn to farmers who were negatively impacted by a pointless and thoughtless trade war with China, and most of the COVID aid was given by the previous administration (although they did delay it because the previous President was insisting his name should be on a check that would be physically mailed to everyone).

Tax cuts are not handing out free money.

The projections for social security surpluses going away in 1983 were literally accurate within months.

Not sure what any recent government had to do with that.

Governor Newsom has a $100 billion surplus. But only if he ignores the unfunded pension liability. That surplus is due to federal covid grant money, and the recent stock market bubble.

Newsom has plans to spend every dime, including raining $400 checks onto every Californian with a car.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/gavin-newsoms-re-election-windf...

It's massive irresponsibility. Do you think Newsom will be coming for a bailout next year as that capital gains money dries up and no more Biden Bucks?

And we will create yet another mess for our children. Or at least what's left of them because we decided not to have any, which is a problem in itself.

Pointing fingers isn't going to help with anything, whether its your parents or your next door neighbor. At some point we just need to take ownership and work towards a better future, but accountability seems to be pretty rare these days(whether its your issue or not).

“Don’t point fingers at us boomers!”

One sentence later: “None of you young folks have accountability.”

Yeah, I said "we", but I guess you'll twist it in whichever way you like /shrug

Also: thanks for reinforcing my point hehe, appreciate that :)

Here’s how I’m reading the scenario: Rather than admit that the wording of your comment is easily taken out of the context you intended (that is, taking accountability for your previous statement), you claim that I’m “twisting” your comment to my view (for some unknown reason).

And all this spawning from your post claiming that nobody these days takes accountability (but they did in the past).

And none of that includes mention of your snide “hehe, I’m right you’re wrong” ending comment. (Really raising the bar of interaction here).

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