tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619963.post719942184055415867..comments2023-12-08T12:50:34.303-08:00Comments on W.C. Varones: Generation X FAILW.C. Varoneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17663570682958847976noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619963.post-30094927079337235682012-06-19T19:32:01.525-07:002012-06-19T19:32:01.525-07:00OK, the point wasn't partisan hackery... I had...OK, the point wasn't partisan hackery... I had just Googled "Boomer average retirement savings", and picked one of the links.<br /><br />Numerous other articles assert the same lack of savings without the political mumbo-jumbo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619963.post-56761193803453585052012-06-19T19:16:18.645-07:002012-06-19T19:16:18.645-07:00Anon,
That link is really fucked up.
They trash ...Anon,<br /><br />That link is really fucked up.<br /><br />They trash the Tea Party, who are the only people trying to cut spending, and they are sympathetic to Obama, who is running the biggest peacetime deficits in history.<br /><br />Fuck Esquire. Left-wing partisan hacks.W.C. Varoneshttp://www.wcvarones.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619963.post-48263813675074052362012-06-19T14:47:20.816-07:002012-06-19T14:47:20.816-07:00What's 80 years old and says, "Would you ...<i>What's 80 years old and says, "Would you like fries with that?"</i><br /><br />A: The average Baby Boomer circa 2030... considering that almost half of them <a href="http://www.esquire.com/features/young-people-in-the-recession-0412" rel="nofollow">have less than $25K saved for retirement</a>. I'm sure that will take them far.<br /><br />That younger people are barely scraping by is somewhat understandable in light of the incredible rise in cost-of-living over the past 10 years. That many Boomers are struggling, having had 40 years to save in a very affordable environment and a decent economy, is embarrassing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9619963.post-74678228857696813122012-06-19T08:20:12.338-07:002012-06-19T08:20:12.338-07:00Why would you save money if Helicopter Ben has you...Why would you save money if Helicopter Ben has your back? It's all about incentives, folks.TheCaptainnoreply@blogger.com