Defence of the elderly
LETTERS
Defence of the elderly
1. Ross Fitzgerald’s article is a powerfully insightful reminder of an inconvenient truth our generation are all too quick to ignore – That older people are indeed people. (“The very real danger of the cashed-up boomer stereotype” 1-2/2)
It is convenient for the struggling daughter or son to ignore that older Australians have the same hopes, dreams and economic fears as they do.
There is nothing wrong with the older generation giving to the youth. But it is shameful that coercion guided by expectation and entitlement becomes the oft used tool of value extraction.
Those who cry all the way through the funeral, then all the way to the bank on the way home are quick to forget the aforementioned inconvenient truth.
No one should be made to feel guilty, for the simple wish to remain alive – especially by those who would purport to love them.
Eamonn O’Hanlon and Veronica O’Shaughnessy, Paddington, NSW
2. How can we ever thank Ross Fitzgerald enough for his enlightened defence of elderly people, their hard-earned retirement funds, and the parasites who want them?
It has been sickening to be so criticised for what we have achieved, having nurtured the next generations through family or career.
Rosemary McGrath, Kensington, SA
The Australian newspaper February 4, 2025, p 10.
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