I wonder Y?
My son made more money in his first job than I did in my last job. My daughter wasn't far behind.
What money should I give up? This whole premise is haywire.
They are entitled to their entitlements. They are the most selfish generation in Canadian history. Let's be thankful that the generation behind them has not been so selfish and has managed to halt the slide. We will dig ourselves out of this hole eventually.
My son made more money in his first job than I did in my last job. My daughter wasn't far behind.
What money should I give up? This whole premise is haywire.
Yeah, I wonder how many of the generation who are whining started out working for $1 an hour, two weeks annual holidays, NO stress leave, very little sick leave, no maturnity leave, 10 minute coffee breaks, no flex shifts. :lol:
Exactly. The OP reveals a really stupid poll, whoever ran the poll needs to ask important questions or get a real job and create wealth.My son made more money in his first job than I did in my last job. My daughter wasn't far behind.
What money should I give up? This whole premise is haywire.
Exactly. The OP reveals a really stupid poll, whoever ran the poll needs to ask important questions or get a real job and create wealth.
And yours is the STUPIDEST! :lol:
Yeah, I wonder how many of the generation who are whining started out working for $1 an hour, two weeks annual holidays, NO stress leave, very little sick leave, no maturnity leave, 10 minute coffee breaks, no flex shifts. :lol:
Seniors don't want to give up money for younger gen: poll
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - More evidence that generational tensions are high; a poll finds seniors aren't keen to relinquish publicly-funded services in order to help the struggling younger generations.
Seventy per cent of seniors asked felt they should be a top priority when it comes to doling out government cash.
UBC's Paul Kershaw is surprised most of them say they know families are struggling. "Even so, 80 per cent of Canadians 55-plus say they have earned their fair share of the wealth produced by Canada's economy and therefore deserve to enjoy the benefits."
He believes the older generation might want to think about their kids a little more because they're the ones who will deal with the consequences of actions we take today.
"As the baby boomers in particular approach retirement, they're leaving larger government debts and an environmental record that isn't that great. It's going to be their kids and grandchildren who need to pay for it," he says.
Kershaw notes the result is especially surprising, considering things like housing values and lower poverty rates have made it much easier to retire.
He adds Statistics Canada data show poverty among seniors has declined from 29 per cent in 1976 to less than five per cent in 2009. The poverty rate for families with kids under the age of six is 15 per cent.
The poll also shows 65 per cent of 18-44 year olds believe "a greater share of wealth produced in Canada should be invested in the next generation of families and children."
Seniors don't want to give up money for younger gen: poll - News1130
No one gets to choose when they are born. I missed the housing boom in my area by about 5 years; no sense in crying bout it. Make the best of what you got; in other words grow a pair and enjoy life.They're basing it on housing prices and revenue increases.
Basically, younger families make $3,000 more per year (adjusted for inflation), but house prices are 76% higher.
No one gets to choose when they are born. I missed the housing boom in my area by about 5 years; no sense in crying bout it. Make the best of what you got; in other words grow a pair and enjoy life.
This is not a discussion about greed, it's a discussion about need and we have to accommodate the parties that need it more.
We don't need to accommodate those who are less well off, we need to give them the opportunity to improve their situation; handing them money doesn't do them any long-term favours.I'm fine, myself. But there are people who are struggling because of the economic landscape.
This is not a discussion about greed, it's a discussion about need and we have to accommodate the parties that need it more.
sounds bad until you realized everything cost a quarter back then..started out working for $1 an hour,
hey maybe you want to live in one of those socialist systems where profits aren't king... but here in our capitalist system time is money, less vacation for our workers the more we produce, the more our rich continue to get richer...two weeks annual holidays,
much less to get stressed about back thenNO stress leave,
much less to get sick about back then :lol:very little sick leave,
irrelevant, as women didn't even work ..no maternity leave,
waaaaaaah10 minute coffee breaks, no flex shifts. :lol:
I'm fine, myself. But there are people who are struggling because of the economic landscape.
This is not a discussion about greed, it's a discussion about need and we have to accommodate the parties that need it more.
We bought a new house in 1968 for about twenty thousand dollars. Three years later that house
would have sold for over forty thousand. Today that same house would fetch close to a half million.
Now, over that time salaries went up as well....just not quite as quickly, but every thing evens out
after a while.
They are entitled to their entitlements. They are the most selfish generation in Canadian history. Let's be thankful that the generation behind them has not been so selfish and has managed to halt the slide. We will dig ourselves out of this hole eventually.