So, I had this discussion with my mother about the future of Social Security. She seems to be under the impression that everything is A-OK. I am utterly shocked at her optimism. I'm kinda wondering what kind of rock she's been living under. I'm certain that she is equally shocked at my pessimism. She sent me an article this morning from AARP that basically states that the SSA has this huge surplus and has been investing that money in sound bonds and that there will be plenty of money coming out of the federal tit to support the baby boomers in the luxury that they have grown accustomed to. Essentially... a federal lake house complete with jacuzzi and scenic view for every old fart.

I have an equally skewed view of the future. I'm thinking that old people will be eating soilent green. I see geriatric labor camps in our future. I see back alley medical facilities run by ex-cab drivers. I'm thinking that the baby boomers among us, had best be investing, and I'm not talking low risk bonds. I worry about how I'm going to take care of my parents. I'm thinking that my sad investment portfolio is only designed to barely support me, after I retire at the age 92. How in the hell am I going to take care of my parents? What kind of burden am I passing down to my daughter? I'm thinking I need to have 8 children just to help offset the cost of all my friends who aren't having kids. Who's gonna support us? The majority of the breeders of my generation seemed to have had kids as broke ass teeenagers. I think of the Walmart shoppers across America... those people are the real future of this country. The people with 2 kids standing up in the cargo area of their blue carts.... these people are responsible for the economic future of America.

Ok, so maybe my view of the future is way more skewed than my mothers. But these are the things that keep me up at night. These are the things that gave me gray hair in my early twenties. These are the things my mother and I will never see eye to eye on.