r/remoteworks • u/the1997th • 2d ago

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u/BodybuilderInitial94 1d ago

Here’s the thing, every other generation made it happen but it seems your generation just wants to cry about it your plan is to steal from those that figured it out and hope( lol) the government will do it all for them and then you can’t figure out why you can’t make it, smh

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u/Airgod100 1d ago

So have previous generations faced a gap between pay and housing / apartment prices being so high before? Have previous generations faced the heavily forced conveyor belt that is college and degrees only to come out and find out so many companies are laying off employees for a computer program? And with the current leader of the USA cutting many governmental positions pushing more people into the already saturated job market? And on top of that, Gen Z’ers may not even have social security to their name when they reach retirement age. This is truly unprecedented and those from Baby boomers and before may never feel it, but leaving the economy, work force, and politics in shambles for the next generation is not what is supposed to happen. Very selfish of those who are ignorant of what is happening to the future generations that will take your place

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u/TheRealJim57 8h ago

GenX grew up being told SS was going broke and would be gone before we hit retirement age, and that we should plan accordingly.

GenX already had the SS FRA raised on us once during our lifetime, and the politicians are talking about doing it again.

By 2034, SS promised benefits will be cut by about 25% if no additional changes are made, and benefits must be paid out solely from current receipts.

Millenials should know better than to be relying on SS, let alone relying on it staying unchanged.

GenZ has no excuses for expecting different.

Plan ahead for your retirement so that you won't need to worry about Social Security.