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[โ€“] DarkSpectrum@lemmy.world 68 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Maybe they shouldn't horde and partition their wealth from their children and do everything possible to ensure every penny is spent before death.

[โ€“] Fuzzy_Red_Panda@lemm.ee 21 points 1 month ago

You're not wrong, but this is more of a class issue than a generational issue, although in this case they certainly intersect. My boomer parents don't have any money; they got screwed over by the 1% just like the rest of us.