Note to Gen X and Gen Y'ers

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John Boyle
P.O. Box 1008, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106‑1008 · FAX: 734/665-0392 · Phone: 734/665-9514 x-220

Note to Gen X and Gen Y

......and the beat goes on....

In any event, I hope my writings help you Gen Xers and Gen Yers decide the following :

NEVER vote for any ADDITIONAL taxes EVER. If a tax is important, tell the taxing entity to cut from taxes that are NOT important.
Here's where they can cut :
NO government employee should be allowed to retire on the public dole until age 62 at the earliest. Many government employees can retire with full benefits (pensions at 75%+ wage replacement plus gold-plated health insurance for life) at "20 and out" -- by age 38 (e.g., Wayne County, MI; Taylor, MI; City of Detroit police; Tampa, FL; most judges. the U.S. military), most of the remaining employees can retire at "25 and out" - by age 43, and almost all (95%+) can retire at "30 and out" -- by age 48. As I like to point out to the tax-and-spend enthusiasts in Michigan -- if you are 46 and don't have $2.5 million in the bank, you should have been an Ann Arbor Fire Fighter -- as that's the value of each Fire Fighters retirement benefits after 25 years of service.
DEMAND that your U.S. congressional representatives raise the Social-Security retirement age to 72. Nothing less will make the system viable. Remember, when Social Security was commenced in 1936, life expectancy in America was 57 years and unreduced retirement benefits were not available until age 65. Now, life expectancy is 79 and unreduced retirement benefits are available at age 66. It only works if future generations are willing to live in a Third-World environment and work until they drop.
DEMAND that stupid laws designed to fund the coffers of government and to support the lawyer/court/Attorney Generals/prison "complex" (e.g. imprisoning "deadbeat dads" as felons -- 87% of whom (in Michigan) are making less than $10,000 per year -- and sending them to jail so the taxpayers can pay $51,000 per year to support them and guaranteeing that they will be forever unemployable. Same for marijuana users. Same for speed limits of 25 mph on roads that at a minimum support 35-45 mph.).
The impact of these unaffordable programs and laws is discussed in more depth in the speech I gave
last year at the annual dinner for the Libertarian Party of Michigan (also attached).
Finally, try to avoid jobs where your livelihood will require you to be “politically correct”.
Unfortunately, most in my generation (76 million) appear unwilling to fight the horrific battles necessary to save your generation from an unbearable debt load – so you Gen Xers (60 million) and Gen Yers (76 million) will have to join together in a Coalition for Intergenerational Equity and cast your votes for fiscal sanity.
Remember, don't fall into the trap of "I have to vote for someone who will win" -- if that choice will continue to bankrupt you and your country. Vote your conscience -- and, when others follow your lead, fiscal sanity will return to American government.

Take care,

John

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