The Old Are Eating the Young
Some parents are generously allowing their children to live at home rent-free. Mine are not. They provided me with an education, but in fact that was a scholarship from the institution my dad works at, not their own generosity.<p>Young people are better-educated, well-travelled, and more aware of the world than ever before. But old people control the Human Resources department. To protect themselves, they keep changing the rules to keep us out. HR demands years of continuous work experience, not only a degree.<p>The result is that we settle for low-paying entry level jobs. We can&#x27;t afford to have children. Instead of seeing this as a problem, I consider it a weapon in this war of generations. I&#x27;m denying my parents the joy of grandchildren.<p>Pension funds take money from young people and pay it out to old people. I have no hope that the fund will still be around by the time I&#x27;m able to retire (and the retirement age is probably going to increase anyway). A similar thing can be said about insurance. Therefore I think that young people should boycott pension funds. The system is not working for us, so we should not pay into it. We must continue to pay taxes because of legal requirements, but all other financial services are biased towards an older generation.<p>The worst part is the inequality that will come when the older generation finally pass on their inheritances. Some people will be very rich. My parents promised me that I will not receive any inheritance. So I will be poor.<p>The instability and debt is likely to lead to a war. It wouldn&#x27;t surprise me if the USA decides to fight China about the huge debt they owe the Chinese. And who will die in the war? Young people.<p>We really need to see this through. (Anthem Part 2 - Blink 182)