I'm seeing a trend here... seeing several of the younger guys here pissed off at Trump, Bibi and the J's and the older generation in support of them since we started with Iran

Is it my imagination?

Will this matter in the mid terms?

Interesting... 🤔

If the boomers had the choice to take $100 less in social security and it'd be fixed, they'd say fuck that and pull the ladder up behind them flipping the bird to all future generations. That is their generation in a nutshell, had it the easiest, took it all, and then took some more.

2 minutes ago, Mainecat said:

Pick a side. I rarely agree with Woolie but I respect him for taking a side.

I side with every generation that is going to get fucked by generation BOOM on the economic matters being discussed...

how's that for picking a side?

decades of spending money and making promises to the boomers from D's and R's for votes and not making them pay by increasing their taxes as we went... and kicking the can down the road.

1 hour ago, Crnr2Crnr said:

of course it is but why are you seemingly ignoring the past... let's go with 25 years of Dem's and Rep's burning down the financial house?

War in Afghanistan - unfunded

War in Iraq - unfunded

2008 Global 'financial crisis' - unfunded

2020/2021 Covid stimulus and PPP - unfunded

War in Iran - not only unfunded, unauthorized by Congress

now feel free to explain how "the democrats when they sponsor a bill have a way forward to pay it back and it goes right back to tax paying Americans" with borrowed fucking money and no fucking payment plan?

here's a simple visual if you're struggling to recall nearly three decades of boomers not wanting to 'pay as we went' or holding Democrats and Republicans hands to the fire to actually pay the bills rather than passing that debt along to the generations behind them. but hey, y'all got yours right?

no, I blame a generation for being complicit and complacent in the financial theft of future generations. (see above)

who the fuck has been the largest voting block in the country starting in 1964 through 1982 that not put but kept those politicians who sold out the country in office all these years?

Between 1946 and 1964, the U.S. Baby Boom saw 76 million births. Due to historical immigration, the living Boomer population peaked at 79 million in 1999. Today, there are about 64 to 67 million Baby Boomers living in the U.S., accounting for roughly 19% of the total population

that's a pretty fucking large voting block, isn't it 'young boomer'? why did your generation do such a shitty job keeping them in office, right?

speaking for myself and partially my own generation I couldn't vote until 1988, millenials didn't start voting until 1999 and genZ until 2015... but we're all stuck paying for your generations fuck up's.

took nothing? well, I've been paying for social security and medicare my entire adult life and aren't we told that current generations pay for the oldest ones? so for my generations shared sacrifice we're being told...

The Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) trust fund is projected to be depleted in 2032, at which point incoming payroll taxes will only be able to cover about 78% of scheduled benefits. Without legislative action by Congress, retirees will face automatic benefit cuts of roughly 22%

• The Depletion Timeline: If the OASI and Disability Insurance (DI) funds are theoretically combined, the reserves are projected to be exhausted by 2034.

so did we pay in at full price to get 78% of scheduled benefits, because we sure didn't or haven't gotten a 22% discount on our payments?

how about COLA's for recipients? those have been GREAT for the blood sucking boomers who started collecting at 65 in 2011

Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLAs) have averaged about 2.5% over the last 30 years. While rates were historically low throughout the 2010s—including three years with no increase—surging inflation drove recent increases to 8.7% in 2022 and 2.8% in 2026.

Recent Years (2026 – 2017)

• 2026: 2.8%

• 2025: 2.5%

• 2024: 3.2%

• 2023: 8.7%

• 2022: 5.9%

• 2021: 1.3%

• 2020: 1.6%

• 2019: 2.8%

• 2018: 2.0%

• 2017: 0.3%

Previous Years (2016 – 2007)

• 2016: 0.0%

• 2015: 1.7%

• 2014: 1.5%

• 2013: 1.7%

• 2012: 3.6%

• 2011: 0.0%

if you think Bessent is someone special you either haven't been paying attention to these issues or you have been willfully ignorant...

this is David Walker, comptroller general who was sounding the alarm bells and was ignored by Democrats and Republicans and Boomers from 2007 I not only challenge you to watch it I encourage you to watch it. he was SPOT f'ng ON and we're staring the issues in the face right now.

but Bessent... gmafb

Wow you’re an even bigger moron than I had remembered if that’s your takeaway. First time in this country’s history that such a ridiculous premise has been put forth. There’s a reason for that. Because it’s nonsense.

2 minutes ago, DriftBusta said:

Wow you’re an even bigger moron than I had remembered if that’s your takeaway. First time in this country’s history that such a ridiculous premise has been put forth. There’s a reason for that. Because it’s nonsense.

first you can lmk what you learned from the David Walker video and we'll continue the discussion. then, you can debate my 'ridiculous premise' and 'nonsense' you seem incapable of refuting... greedy boomer.

19 minutes ago, Crnr2Crnr said:

first you can lmk what you learned from the David Walker video and we'll continue the discussion. then, you can debate my 'ridiculous premise' and 'nonsense' you seem incapable of refuting... greedy boomer.

Hold your breath. Maybe quit thinking you’re a 7th grade civics teacher with all your assignments. I won’t be watching. The point is I could be an uber nerd like you and link all kinds of sources to support my positions too, but this is a current events forum not a symposium at a liberal think tank. I’ve seen enough of your opinions to know you’re just a run of the mill liberal, who is programmed how to think.

WMD’s in Iraq….dumbfuck still believes it…nuff said.

1 hour ago, DriftBusta said:

Hold your breath. Maybe quit thinking you’re a 7th grade civics teacher with all your assignments. I won’t be watching. The point is I could be an uber nerd like you and link all kinds of sources to support my positions too, but this is a current events forum not a symposium at a liberal think tank. I’ve seen enough of your opinions to know you’re just a run of the mill liberal, who is programmed how to think.

what does the comptroller general of the united states do? you're so f'ng stubborn and beligerant you won't listen to what one had to say back in 2007? what's your point? what stopped you from refuting my positions besides your preconcieved notions? what the fuck was, or is liberal about my positions on the topic? a liberal would be like 'hey, free money!!!'. since you and dumbfuck couldn't find my Russia Russia Russia posts here if you really want to challenge yourself why don't you start looking for all my 'liberal' US debt and fiscal positions here?

or... go ahead, refute and start posting those super impressive I have other people think for me links...

it's also hilarious how you trot back in here after leaving with your ball thinking everyone is just going to bend a knee to 'King Wooly'... as I don't play 'go along to get along'...

7 hours ago, Mainecat said:

Pick a side. I rarely agree with Woolie but I respect him for taking a side.

Dumbest argument ever. Be blind and devoted!!! Fuck making sense!!

6 hours ago, DriftBusta said:

Hold your breath. Maybe quit thinking you’re a 7th grade civics teacher with all your assignments. I won’t be watching. The point is I could be an uber nerd like you and link all kinds of sources to support my positions too, but this is a current events forum not a symposium at a liberal think tank. I’ve seen enough of your opinions to know you’re just a run of the mill liberal, who is programmed how to think.

So as always you've got nothing. Pathetic.

Calling someone a liberal these days is such a boomer thing.

The Democrats haven't been liberal for a very long time, retards. Certainly not since covid, that ship sailed and isn't coming back.

The establishment Democrats and Republicans of today are both big government authoritarians. Nothing liberal about them but if anything, the right has been more liberal in recent years, being better on issues of forced vaccines, better on free speech and thought policing, better on the SECOND AMENDMENT, Trump used to be better on wars and not starting them. I'd consider MLK Jr a liberal but he definitely wouldn't be a Democrat today. Not saying he'd be a Republican either. Really, calling yourself either one is fucking stupid.

To only see the paradigm of thought as a 1 dimensional left vs right scale is the most retarded low IQ thought you can have. It doesn't even make sense. Stupid dumbass boomers. But it definitely explains the retardedness of both the (current) MAGA and the TDS and the BLM and the ice protesters. They're all idiots trapped in this little box that the machine puts them in to fight each other. Puppets.

Advice from a generation that needed a “do not place bag over head” warning on plastic bags.

Life is short stop your fucking whining.

In your case it is good the bags are labelled.

1 hour ago, mnstang said:

Calling someone a liberal these days is such a boomer thing.

here... if you aren't 100% on board with Trump you're a liberal

it was so much nicer when they just called us RINO's...

55 minutes ago, Mainecat said:

Advice from a generation that needed a “do not place bag over head” warning on plastic bags.

Life is short stop your fucking whining.

GenX... we invented and sold millions of new ways to potentially hurt ourselves, and we liked it

1 hour ago, Mainecat said:

Advice from a generation that needed a “do not place bag over head” warning on plastic bags.

Life is short stop your fucking whining.

GenX has become the new boomer.

2 hours ago, Crnr2Crnr said:

here... if you aren't 100% on board with Trump you're a liberal

it was so much nicer when they just called us RINO's...

GenX... we invented and sold millions of new ways to potentially hurt ourselves, and we liked it

Dude just stop blaming the Dems, Repubs, boomers, Jews etc for your issues and grow a sack and look in the mirror.

Grow a sack and stand up to the stupidity that is in your party. That's the ONLY way we will make meaningful change.

11 minutes ago, Deephaven said:

Grow a sack and stand up to the stupidity that is in your party. That's the ONLY way we will make meaningful change.

Another finger pointing fence sitter.

Says the moron that picks only one side. THAT is the problem.

2 hours ago, Mainecat said:

Dude just stop blaming the Dems, Repubs, boomers, Jews etc for your issues and grow a sack and look in the mirror.

Ok so when will you stop blaming Trump for your issues?

What is wrong with your brain? You make the most posts in this forum and they're always complaining about something a person or group are doing, and then you post this?

Just pick a side and toe the line FFS!

1 hour ago, mnstang said:

Ok so when will you stop blaming Trump for your issues?

What is wrong with your brain? You make the most posts in this forum and they're always complaining about something a person or group are doing, and then you post this?

Trump is a maga moron.

On 6/11/2026 at 3:22 PM, Mainecat said:

Pick a side. I rarely agree with Woolie but I respect him for taking a side.

It's either full Right or full Left with you huh? SMH

33 minutes ago, Mainecat said:

Trump is a maga moron.

Blaming him for all your problems again. Why don't you pull yourself up by your bootstraps? Work harder.

25 minutes ago, Skidooski said:

It's either full Right or full Left with you huh? SMH

And that's from a guy who claimed to be an independent for years.

4 hours ago, Mainecat said:

Dude just stop blaming the Dems, Repubs, boomers, Jews etc for your issues and grow a sack and look in the mirror.

oh, so I put the social safety nets in the hole and ran up forty trillion in debt?

next time you geezers get a social security deposit or a medicare statement or your free Viagra... you should take a long look in the mirror