my children will live in a poorer future thanks to the fact that the boomers turned this nation from a net saver to a debtor of historical proportions. my individual children I will raise and equip as best I can to beat that, but their range of possibilities will still be constrained by the irresponsibilities of their grandparents' generation.
:roll:
they say grandkids are Gods' gift for not killing your own. How do you feel about your grandson spending his entire life working to pay off the money we borrowed from the chinese to fund your retirement?
precisely. my generation is generally spoiled, narcissistic, and convinced they deserve a trophy just for showing up. we were raised by divorced parents who were often more interested in themselves than in us (and they taught us to be the same way). one third of us were killed before we had a chance to breathe - after all, it's all about the parents' "life choices" and "journey". we were educated under an increasingly crappy public education system, and told that we should all go to college and rack up huge debts in order to get a piece of paper that increasingly means nothing.
The Boomers rejected what the WWII and Depression vets tried to teach them, and raised their kids in their own image. The result is a dumber America, poised over an economic precipice, yet convinced that all that was provided
for us will naturally continue to come.
i have offered up ad nauseum my preferred
Social Security Reform; which I have demonstrated will in particular aid our working poor.
however, you are, i think talking generally about the coming entitlement collapse. in which case, yes, Boomers voted themselves lavish benefits, and then handed us the check. not only is that "not going to happen", it
can't happen for the simple reason that we don't have enough money to cover you. entitlement expenditures
will go down - the only question is
how and whether or not we will be able to control that process in order to ensure that our most vulnerable remain most protected.
precisely.
your parents generation tried to teach ya'll self-reliance and industry.
Boomers spoiled their children and taught them self-fulfillment and instant gratification. you see them driving those fancy new cars? who do you think is buying them? answer:
parents. so, what are the
parents teaching their kids with the "wow, you made it all the way to 16 - you deserve a brand new car!" lesson?
actually "stereotyping by generation" is a unique approach of..... (wait for it)..... Boomers.
allow me to suggest some
light reading for you. interesting stuff.
I'm 28 - but yes.