Diverting Class War Into Generational War, Again

http://www.counterpunch.org/2018/10/31/diverting-class-war-into-generational-war-again/
Date Written:  2018-10-31
Publisher:  Counterpunch
Year Published:  2018
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX23050

Dean Baker provieds a counter argument to a New York Times article titled "65 or Older? Here's What We Owe Our Kids" by Glenn Kramon, which directs blame at Social Security and Medicare for the current struggles of the younger generation.

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Sorry folks, that is nonsense. Anyone who talks about the burden of government and taxes and doesn't mention the cost of patent and copyright monopolies is either a liar or does not have any idea what they are talking about. Needless to say, the cost of these monopolies swamps any possible tax increases associated with Social Security and Medicare.

This is, of course, far from a complete accounting. Among the issues left out is global warming, which is, more than anything, what baby boomers should be apologizing for.