[dsm4ck]

I was glad to see that social security was mentioned- the universal basic income we already have for the elderly.

[thefz]

In social security one is supposed to be paying for his own retirement during his whole life, not to pay for someone else to simply do nothing

[bananapub]

as an outsider, it is fascinating how much of a broad consensus there is in the US for "socialism for the old" - especially government funded/run healthcare and 'u'bi, vs doing anything at all help to the young and/or poor.

[paxys]

Old people vote

[ttyprintk]

The bloc described as “whites without a college degree” overlaps most with the “old and comfortable” bloc.

[nxm]

Which I believe is very dire financial state - I don't count on it supporting me much in the future.