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[–] 17 points 1 month ago (6 children)

The final fuck you is when they reverse mortgage the house and blow through their entire net worth, maybe leaving enough to cover the retirement home, before kicking the bucket and leaving their kids with fuck all.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 month ago

    My Silent Gen parents packed the entirety of their priceless antiquarian book collection, and spent a bundle sending it to their book dealer friends in the UK. All to keep their "ungrateful children" from getting it.

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  • [–] -2 points 1 month ago (4 children)

    So, I totally understand the mindset you're coming from. But if they built their fortune through years of labor, are they not entitled to spend or give it as they see fit?

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Government subsided single family home purchase programs, subsidized highways, gasoline half the cost compared to the developed world and retirement accounts. Yep all their own effort.

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