The Myth of the Social Security "Greedy Geezer": A Compliant Press Too Easily Accepts the Young Vs. Old Frame

A meme persists in the media that suggests that the elderly have it too good. They claim too much of the country's financial resources and will eat their children's --and grandchildren's -- breakfast, lunch, and dinner unless Social Security and Medicare are cut. The press, for the most part, has been presenting a one-sided picture of the Social Security situation, quite possibly to the detriment of young and the old.