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submitted 8 months ago by lautan@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

The report said 59 per cent of retirees report helping their non-student adult children with both day-to-day expenses and big-ticket items like home purchases.

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[-] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 6 points 8 months ago

The first paragraph of the article states:

The majority of Canadian retirees are supporting their adult children financially, which they say is having a negative impact on their own finances, a new report has found.

My parents have no negative impact on their finances, they can still afford to travel internationally 2-3 times a year for multiple weeks at a time, and yet they would be included in that percentage.

This makes the headline very misleading, since it implies that 60% of retirees are experiencing a negative impact upon their finances.

Instead, I'd like to see the percentage of retirees who think they are experiencing a negative impact upon their finances. That number would be more useful in determining what to do about the situation.

[-] njm1314@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I don't see what that has to do with anything in either of our comments.

I'm also still not seeing why you immediately assume negative connotations.

[-] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 months ago

I immediately assume negative connotations because the first sentence states "Negative Impact"

I don't know what part of that logic is confusing to you.

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