We can sleep more comfortably lying on a new and improved mattress. Taking a small pill will make our acid indigestion go away. Fear is another method of manipulating our comfort level. A scare tactic is a deliberate attempt at using fear in adjusting our comfort level. The system is in need of a big overhaul, they say.
Many baby boomers are comfortable and wish to remain so.
The next generation, however, is being told that they will have the burden of coughing up the retiring generation's Social Security payments every month for all those extra years that boomers are expected to live. The statistics seem to bear out our discomfort. The number of baby boomers about to retire is considered to be shockingly high. What's worse, the thinking goes, the number of people currently receiving social security benefits is huge. Comfort is the philosophy that causes our anxiety about Social Security.