Intergenerational Equity

[takeanumber]

Well, at least your fulfilling the cliche of your generation being a bunch of bloody whiners.

Eat me.

Every respondant has tried, and failed, to justify their pillaging on the next generation.

Lower taxes today, and they'll have to go up by 2012. The Echo-ists will NOT be able to benefit fully from those tax cuts.

You can't justify them, because they're unjustifiable.

[willy]

Nothing government does will eliminate the age bubble unless you would suggest instituting mandatory euthanasia.

Our national debt is under control, but we will always have limited resources and will always make trade offs. Just plain old reality.

Mister Echo-sit after a week of stories about how your generation doesn't vote, I guess you will just have to live with the consequences. Next time someone says “why should we vote”,” they never talk to my issues”, realize that this is the best reason to vote.

I am according to you as a Gen Xer out of touch and too old but realize I may still get CPP and your generation will be working to pay for it. Better start getting out the vote ehh.

It amuses me that Klien will be elected easily in the next provincial election, and with all your rants he will still get 60+ % of votes. Gata love Alberta.

[takeanumber]

It amuses me that Klien will be elected easily in the next provincial election, and with all your rants he will still get 60+ % of votes. Gata love Alberta. 

They get the government they deserve in Alberta.

(The map is also gettymandered.)

It's a shame that Echo-ists won't vote/don't vote. If you think Gen X is pretty cynical, the Echo-ists will be worse.

It's kinda circular logic. You can't get people to vote unless they're talked to about issues that matter, issues that matter won't be discussed unless the youth get out to vote.

Aw well.

And Age Bubbles happen. They're exogenous factors. But, you can certainly control how much a generation chooses to pass on (or chooses not too.).

Still, boomers shouldn't get a tax cut on the basis of age/health/infrastructure policy options. I'm putting my solution forward, I havn't heard anybody here give a good answer.

(Just more red herring throwing.)

Regards,

Takeanumber.

[August1991]

Individuals make choices, not generations.

[playfullfellow]

Lets look at this from another angle here. We all know you are pissed at conservatives and boomers takeanumber, thats your choice. Now lets look at these tax cuts, all they really do is put a few extra bucks in the pockets of every person that pays taxes. Now being as society is, will we put this money away for a rainy day? Probably not, we are a society that likes to spend our money. Now we go out and spend this money, generally on consumer goods. This money is put right back into circulation as income for other people, who in turn pay taxes on this money they earned. If they keep the trend going to spend any money they got to keep because of tax cuts. Now I also seem to recall that some of the tax breaks being discussed were also beneficial to military families, which you evidently are from. Now maybe another way is for people to invest these tax cuts into an educational fund for their kids. Now does that not make more sense. I do not feel morally obligated to pay for a person to get a BA in the study of foot fungus amongst horned toads or something like that. I have no problem with having affordable education for people but do I need to pay for inane subjects? Subjects like this are for professional students and they should pay their own way. I would look at an education as an investment in my future just like the money I have to invest each year in equipment for my job. Another factor over the generations are wage levels, they have increased with each generation, hense things cost more, like an education because decent instructors also feel they should make more money. I pay my taxes each month and I dont really mind as long as the money is well spent. Now we will have different views what to spend that money on but that is a fact of life, people have different views. I try to look at a topic from everyones point of view but the argument you are using is not new. Every generation since the 60's has had similar points of view and so far I think they have had a pretty decent life once they get into the world and start making a living. I grew up in a low income, immigrant family that had to struggle to make ends meet. Do I bitch about the struggles we had? Nope, I just work harder to make sure that my kids have a better life than I did, that is what each generation does for their kids.

[devo340]

It's clear to me takeanumber that the is no correct answer to your question. I have read many postings that offer a great point of view that address your concerns, but you do not seem to take note. So what is the point of your ranting about something that you feel will never be changed??? Move on, put your energy towards something you can change.

Boy someone sure needed to be hugged more as a child. Best of luck to ya.