- They are guaranteed to get SS and medicare until they die (or at least another 30+ years), unlike younger people these days, who pay in and will likely see little if anything down the road
- They grew up in a time when you could work in a factory or in a trade, have your wife stay home, and still have enough money for a comfortable life, house, car, etc. No Master's degree required for a $15/hour secretary job like nowadays
- The 1960s - 1990s was a period of massive economic expansion, anyone with a 401k, pension, or any other investment made out like a bandit
- Most of these angry people I've met have been "relatively" healthy for their ages, making it to age 70+ without cancer, heart attack, lost limbs etc. I could understand their anger/frustration if, for example, they were confined to a wheelchair
So what the f**k is wrong with these people? I've seen elders living in Vietnam, China, Phillipines who basically lived their whole lives in poverty and are in much better spirits.