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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (72124)	1/12/2000 6:51:00 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Speaking for myself- I have a great deal of compassion for people in need of any age. Safety nets for all, of a modest and humane kind. And for people who work and pay in- they should at least get back what they put in plus interest- but should the system be a windfall for the long lived and comfortably off aged? I think that is a better question- and the answer to that (imo) is no.

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (72124)	1/12/2000 6:55:00 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

>>I have harsh views when it comes to the elderly. I really don't think much of them as a whole, and perhaps I shouldn't feel that way, but I honestly don't much care.<< Maybe it would be helpful if we defined terms. I am sure you know a lot of "elderly" people, whatever that term means to you, whom you like quite a bit.

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (72124)	1/12/2000 6:59:00 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Well, I know I have harsh views when it comes to the elderly. So did I, when I was your age. Now, of course, I am starting to see things differently. And I'm sure when I retire, not too many years off, I will get yet another perspective. I am reminded of the person who said "when I was young, my parents were idiots. Now that I've grown up, it's amazing how smart they've become." I think if you had grown up during the depression or WW II, with rationing, shortages, etc. you might have a different perspective. (I was born during the war and still remember the shortages, the lack of certain staples, the scrimping and saving, being allowed only one thin slice of ham in my sandwich, being taught to eat your bread and butter upside down so that a tiny amount of butter would taste like more, etc.) If you had made the sacrifices our seniors did for our country, if you had supported Roosevelt and Social Security and paid for many of the social improvements which now benefit those in their 30s who are perhaps not overly grateful for the relatively easy life they have been given as a result of your efforts and sacrifices, well, then you might feel that your country owed you a little something in return. It would be fun for you to come back in 40 years and revisit what you have written here. I would bet you would see it a lot differently!