Tugboat Jackson - Gen Z

 Tugboat Jackson's latest deals with generation labels, and how they can be used as a wedge between groups. In Tugs own words:

I was spurred to write Gen Z when I read an article about how generations after the Baby Boomer generation have it rougher than we did (I'm a Baby Boomer!)  We're using up all Social Security funds, as there's more retired people now, and they don't like it that they have to pay into something that will be run out by the time they come of age to collect it. That's but one of their
grievances, but it's the one I've read the most about. I agree with them! The system was created under different circumstances, and hasn't really been changed to accommodate modern times. The SS system itself needs to increase funding by raising the maximum amount you have to pay on. As of 2025, according to the article, the amount of income that a wage earner has to pay SS tax on is $176,100, and only 6% of wage earners make over that amount of money. Imagine if SS withholding would be raised to a max of $335,891, which is 5% of wage earners. That alone would help the solvency of SS! Of course the higher up the food chain income wise, the more tax resistant many seem to be, but it seems that without a raising of the cap, SS  is doomed!

Many in government still hold to the notion that we can't tax the rich without the economy tanking. Those that have, want to keep it and get more. Not all of them, but many of them. Some folks say my songs are too 'preachy', and dammit, I'm guilty as charged! Hence my songs about greed and the corruption of too goddam much money in a minuscule percentage of the populace. The time honored strategy of divide and conquer is still being used, and can be used pitting generation against generation, when the real problem is the amassing of wealth! I stand with my brothers and sisters of Gen Z, Millenials, and any other fabricated label to stand together, and demand the change we want and need! Damned right I'm preachy! I worried about what kind of world my kids were inheriting, and about what kind of world my Grandbabys are inheriting as well!

A personal observation from some of us at Big And Tall Records - We notice Tugboat seems more drawn and tired when we see him these days. We hope he's doing alright and not starting to burn out! He's one of our main artists, and speaks with a voice we agree with totally!