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 “Just get the fuck out of our way.”

They won’t. This is precisely why I’m exploring the idea. The gerontocracy will cling on til they die in office ala Dianne Feinstein. People thought she was an aberration - no, she is the new normal.

If you’re familiar with the debt and unfunded liabilities and the money sitting in retirement accounts which will attract politicians, you will see this. The Boomers are gonna go on the offensive and try to keep the system together for their benefit as it naturally unravels. They’ll do everything to protect their wealth and kick the can of consequences for future generations to deal with.

Millennials have to stand up and build the alternative, show people a better way. 

The system is going to become increasingly decrepit and ineffective as the average age of its representatives keeps going up.

Don’t ask them to get the fuck out of the way. Show another way, totally new rails, and bring the next generations in so we don’t repeat Boomer mistakes.