Your saying your parents saved enough to weather the storm. But a loss of purchasing power for fixed incomes people is still a loss. Didn't your parents want to leave some of their savings to you? If so, either they have to change their life style a little bit or you will get less savings from them. This is the situation of my neighbor. My neighbor a fixed income couple. They have pretty good pension (not cola adjusted) and SS. But their goal of saving is not just about kepping their life style. They also want to leave some of their savings to their grandchildren.

Liberals not just are math illiterate. They also are economic illiterate. You're a typical one of them. In another word, too stupid.