Posted on 08/06/2015 12:30:35 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
To some, millennials — those urban-dwelling, ride-sharing indefatigable social networkers — are engaged, upbeat and open to change. To others, they are narcissistic, lazy and self-centered.
I’m in the first camp, but regardless of your opinion, be fretful over their economic well-being and fearful — oh so fearful — for their prospects. The most educated generation in history is on track to becoming less prosperous, at least financially, than its predecessors.
They are faced with a slow economy, high unemployment, stagnant wages and student loans that constrict their ability both to maintain a reasonable lifestyle and to save for the future.
Longer term, rising federal debt payments and increased spending on Social Security and Medicare will inflict a tremendous financial burden on them, threatening their own prospect of receiving promised retirement benefits.
To a considerable extent, that’s the fault of my generation, the baby boomers. We were the children of the Greatest Generation, but we may also be the most irresponsible generation.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
Self-flagellating Baby Boomer, Steve Rattner...
I’m in the first camp, but regardless of your opinion, be fretful over their economic well-being and fearful — oh so fearful — for their prospects. The most educated generation in history is on track to becoming less prosperous, at least financially, than its predecessors.
The boomers have royally screwed the next generation.
Generational warfare, the inevitable result of welfare states.
The GenX kids I know (including my boys) are very hard working. Many of them own homes. Yes, they are delaying having kids until they’re close to 30 - but I don’t see that as dumb...I didn’t adopt my boys until I was 35. Oh, and MARRIED! (How quaint, LOL!)
Read further into the article. The author talks about student loan forgiveness and taking SS dollars from the wealthiest and REDISTRIBUTING THAT WEALTH to these pukes who haven’t even earned it!
It’s typical Liberal PAP from Da Times. And absolutely NO mention of most of them VOTING FOR 0BAMA, thereby exacerbating the damage to themselves, let alone the rest of us!
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“They have made a lot of progress with Obama in power and I’m sad to say, with somewhat with Bush, too. The Patriot Act undid the constitution and it classified the political and social enemies of globalization plans as ‘terrorists.’”
AGREED!
I fear them.
They are horribly brainwashed, too easily enlisted into dangerous online lynch mobs, badly educated, open to despotism, don’t believe in constitutional rights, have no pride in the nation, and cannot accept the fact that they can ever be wrong about anything.
No we did not.
So.. got pix?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3320577/posts?page=128#128
“I have two girlfriends”
Who dresses that woman...and WHY am I always seeing her swaddled in junk-store furniture upholstery? ;)
Never for you!
Karma is funny that way.
You have stated the most excellent summary of what I have observed in Millenials. Thanks for posting it.
Try coming of age in 1974 when baby boomers worked for a pittance. And in those days, you really had a work ethic from the boss on down to the intern.
“Where were you, loser?”
Probably enjoying the student deferment and screwing hippie chicks.
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