There is a deep cruelty in the boomer generation.
It experienced deep abundance and concluded that deep scarcity must be the natural order for the next generation.
The prosperity of the post-1945 era was not earned. As much as they think it is. It was loaned to them by the devastation of two world wars and the deferred dreams of their depression era parents. They then spent the principal and called it interest.
Now they demand the next generation service that debt and interest they themselves incurred.
A systemwhere one generation refuses to make room for another is a demographic oligarchy.
@paulhar04305540@EnergyMix_UK@robprogressive There's a lot of private care homes, yes but once a resident's savings are below £23,500 the council assists in paying for some/most of the care. Also, a lot of residents don't have more than £23,500 in the first place so can usually get help straight away.
@susanpow@Steven_Swinford@richsheff Yes, it's much better for generational wealth to be drained away into the pockets of private equity companies who are buying up all the care homes and make millions by providing only the bare minimum allowable care standards and paying their staff a pittance.
@Steven_Swinford People are living longer but not necessarily healthy independent lives. More people than ever will require residential care at some point. Hike taxes on over 40 year olds and increase inheritance taxes and take that extra revenue to make social care free at the point of use.
@NoJusticeMTG He's mates with Johnny Marr, and seems to have a decent knowledge of that 80s/90s indie scene because he was around it all at the time. I think he's just a genuine fan who likes talking about it.
@IanMcQuaid It's not his best parody, but it's clearly a POV of what UK Garage sounds like to white, middle class Americans and I think he does a pretty good job of nailing that.