One thing worth noting that’s tangentially related: the reason Social Security faces solvency concerns is not that they couldn’t anticipate the Boomers’ retirement, but because under Boomer management, wages (which are the basis for Social Security’s funding) have been suppressed, particularly on the low end of the wage scale.

They saw the Boomers coming a mile away. What they didn’t see coming was that they’d flatline the minimum wage and kill off unions