You do realize that many of our veterans are war vets, right?
Who do you think were the ‘kids’ fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan? Most of the males in my daughter’s graduating class joined the army and fought for their country. She’s missing classmates who were KIA.
And the ‘pull up your bootstraps’ thing works great... until the government gives you a fine or ticket for owning boots.
They’re hampered by regulations. They’re hampered by the economy. They’re hampered by the lack of manufacturing jobs available in our nation.
Not *everyone* is built for college. There are powerhouses who don’t do so well with the books but can rebuild an engine blindfolded. (which doesn’t matter anyway because the college market has been saturated)
Example: My son wanted to open a business building gas bikes. He’d been building them on the side and people loved them. He couldn’t keep up with demand. So he starts looking into making it an official business.
The environmental BS that he’d have to go through because he used (gasp!) motor oil in his products was insane. There’s no way that the average Joe could start a business with the limitations. His on-the side business got him more than a 100% profit per bike. Going legit would mean that he’d have to raise his prices by 120% just to break even.
Lord help him if he wanted to hire some help.
So stop with the ‘bootstraps’ crap when these kids are strapped down by the freaking government. They can’t innovate. They can’t build something. They can’t move.
Crony capitalism has ended all of that. The laws are designed to help the big businesses from having to deal with upstart competition.
Environmentalists and bad trade deal with China have ended the American dream for a huge portion of that generation. Even when they do come up with a successful idea, the gov’t is right there to stifle that industry and to suck up any financial gains. (Look at Uber)
“You do realize that many of our veterans are war vets, right?”
Meant to say, “You do realize that many of our millennials are war vets, right?”
We need an edit function.
Unfair.
The article and its author’s aim at today’s millennials do not aim at those who serve/served in the military. Wiser Now is addressing to the ‘general public’ millennials talked about in this article. And you both know it.
However, I’ll grant you it is nice to be reminded of those exceptional young millennial generation.
My goodness but you jumped to quite a few conclusions and put words in my mouth!
Ratner isn’t talking about the young people in the military, he’s talking about the ivy league grads who studied nothing useful. He is talking about today’s spoiled brats that participated in the worthless “occupy” stunts.
I do realize that a ‘veteran’ is a war vet, yes. For the record, I am a 70 year old female, married to a Navy pilot, sister to several Marines(Vietnam vets) who also served in law enforcement. Do me a favor and do not reply to me about anything ever again.
Your entire post is excellent and very insightful.
Millennials face a different threat from any previous generation. The sum of local, state and federal government regulations and control are vastly greater than any point in our history.
Sadistic bureaucrats at all levels of government harass and destroy businesses and personal lives.
Capitalism is dead in America.
It's sad that most Millennials have been brainwashed to support those (the evil left) that have created the very conditions that are destroying their future.
“And the ‘pull up your bootstraps’ thing works great... until the government gives you a fine or ticket for owning boots.”
I never heard this one before. I like it.