Letters to the Editor
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A few things
1- Bill Gates did not come from a 'wealthy' family. His family was affluent, upper middle class, yes, but not wealthy.
2- How do you define wealthy? Anyone who makes more money than you? Maybe we should define our terms before we pontificate. Based on the letters, many of you would consider me wealthy but I am not. I'm affluent, yes, but I'm 60 years old, and I can't afford to retire yet.
3- Boomers are not some monolith where everyone thinks the same thing nor were we ever. Those conservatives and super Christians we see now were always there. Have some boomers gone to the dark side over the years, yes, but millions have not. And, no, boomers are not engaging in desperate actions to prolong their working years. Most of us boomers have always assumed that we would have to work to age 65. The oldest boomers are now only 62.
4- Do you really want to have a society without Medicare? In this country, we have an employment based health insurance system. So, when you retire, have your income reduced and have your greatest health care needs, what would you do? Medicare-equivalent private insurance for a person 65 or older would cost around $2500/month plus deductibles and copays. Maybe 5% of retirees could afford that.
That's a start.