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Soaring costs of food and housing forcing many to still rely on parents to cover expenses, as they risk retirement security

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[-] FiniteLooper@lemm.ee 31 points 8 months ago

My dad had to help me out in my period of unemployment. After this was over I found out he basically has no retirement. He has money from his current income, but nothing saved up. He’s nearly 70.

[-] Neato@ttrpg.network 20 points 8 months ago

We will all die at our desks. The generation of the majority of American workers being able to ever retire is dead. And corporations and billionaires celebrate perpetual labor.

[-] stoly@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

Boomers grew up with the promise of a pension and did not adjust when pensions went away.

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