RecursiveParadox

Not sure what you mean, but you seem to engage in good faith so have an updoot thingy.

Yeah I'd say in many cases fair enough assessment except that I don't think we are all down Gen Z; those folks are the ones who, unlike us, know what's going on and will have to save everyone's ass. The kids these days are all right by me.

And more to the point, pretty much every Gen X parent I know feels the same about Gen Z, the "kids these days." Yeah, their way of life is a bit alien to us, but they skipped right over the sexism, racism, and classism that Gen X had to sort of bumble their way out of.

Off topic, bur why is OP banned?

Hey woah, this Gen Xer just downvoted that a**hole. Gen X is supposed to be cynical, not nihilistic.

Another person around your bracket with degrees in philosophy and theology who somehow got sucked into a career in big biz. I'm happy to pay more taxes. And talk about socialism. I completely agree with you.

And where I live in the EU I'm already paying 49% of my income in taxes + 21% VAT on most goods. I'd still pay more if we needed it (even though, like most countries, what we really we need better taxes on the truly wealthy and corporations). Yeah I'm better off than most, but our Gini coefficient means most (although not everyone of course) does ok.

We have nice roads/public transit, good schools, great healthcare. The taxes I and people like me pay are why everyone can have nice things. If people didn't have nice things I'd be stand right beside them with the pitchforks and torches. I don't say that lightly; some of the protests I've attended in favor of taking in more asylum seekers have gotten nasty.