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To: Grainne who wrote (71584)	1/8/2000 12:29:00 AM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 108807

Christine, I don't think the issue is reverence for the aged. In fact, I think that's an emotional red herring. We don't want to be like the fabled Eskimo, who are reputed to put the aged on ice floes so that they float away and die. At the same time, we don't want to have an outdated, inequitable social structure act as a millstone around our necks. I don't pretend to have all the answers, in fact I will gladly concede having none of them. My point is simply that the debate is already lost if we don't transcend the emotional finger-pointing. Not accusing you of emotional finger-pointing, merely observing that "reverence of elderly members" is very emotionally-laden.

To: Grainne who wrote (71584)	1/8/2000 1:49:00 PM
From: MulhollandDrive	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

>>What kind of sick society does not revere their elderly members, and care for them when they are no longer able to care for themselves? << It's one thing to meet the needs of the elderly, it's quite another to tax their grandchildren into economic oblivion as a means to do it. Since you didn't understand my point, I will clarify it for you. Simply put, I believe that Social Security should be "means" tested. I consider it in it's current form a totally inequitable system that is broken beyond repair. As Lizzie has said, you have extremely well off individuals living in million dollar homes draining the financial future of the GenX'ers. It's a recipe for generational warfare. bp