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All you had to do was link the source and I could have immediately told you what you're not understanding...
Under the caption it says "currently in savings".
No shit the longer someone is retired the more of their savings they've gone thru.
Be nicer next time you think you know what you're talking about, and people may help you more.
I'm not putting any effort into teaching you basic logic you should have learned 50 years ago in elementary
Why the hell are you so arrogantly hostile?
You said boomers saved nothing and lived paycheck to paycheck, and when I pointed you to data showing they've saved in the ballpark of the same amount as other ages you say of course they have less because they're living off of it.
You not only need the basic logic classes, you need to learn civil discourse. Not sure why you need to belittle the people you're talking with.
By the way, you seem to have the notion that people put retirement savings into an account, like beans in a jar, then they pull those beans out to live off of when they retire. For most middle class folks and above, it doesn't usually work that way. They invest their savings in stocks or other investments and try to get it up to a point where they can mostly live off of the returns on those investments (plus social security and whatever else). The goal being not to have to draw much from the investments themselves, so just because people have been retired a while it doesn't mean they necessarily have less saved than when they first retired. Obviously not everyone can do that - it's much harder when your paycheck barely covers your expenses - but it's a pretty common strategy.
Don't you have your own kids to annoy? Or did they block all contact already?
I'm starting to think I've waited too long to follow suit.
So personal attacks are the only mode of discussion and debate you know, I guess. Seems like a miserable way to go through life. What am I doing to annoy you? Responding to your comments?
I have a good relationship with my kids, thanks. Our youngest is 25, getting her PhD. The other two are late 30s and doing well.
I really don't know what issue you have with me, or if it's really just because my birthday falls into a range that you find abhorrent. Aside from the year I chose to be born, I've voted for progressive policies, I give to charity, we've helped our kids as much as we're able including paying for education and letting them live at home as long as they wanted, I work a meaningful job, and I've saved a responsible amount so we shouldn't be a burden when I retire in a year or two. I know tons of people my age who can say the same things. I'm sorry if your experiences with older folks have left you with so much animosity or if you just live off of stereotypes.