“Latchkey” children were referred to as far back as the ‘30s, at least. It is Millenials and Gen-Xers who voted for Obama and his spending at higher rates than did the Boomers.
And the Boomers certainly didn’t have anything to do with creating the Ponzi scheme that is Social Security. If anything, they were afraid to rein it in for fear of being called ingenerous to their parents and grandparents, who created the system.
Everything you say is true. I remember my parents and other parents would buy cars that all their kids wouldn’t even fit in, because they liked them. My dad had a new Firebird, and with 4 kids, we had to lap it. That was our only car. My wife’s mom drove a Camaro, and her dad drove a pick-up. They had 3 kids at the time.
My parents aren’t bad people. They were selfish because that was the zeitgeist. We have it worse as far as that goes, but have the opportunity to do better.
In the interest of fairness:
“- Moved all our manufacturing overseas. Companies their parents helped build” this was done by the “Greatest Generation” and/or the Generation prior.
“- Ran our country into a debt we can never repay.” AGAIN this was done by the “Greatest Generation”
and/or the Generation prior(LBJ, FDR, Wilson).
“- Made social security into the biggest ponzi scheme ever.”
AGAIN this was done by the “Greatest Generation(LBJ)”
“- You coined the term “latchkey kid” because you picked money and recreation over family.” THIS you CAN TAG onto the “Baby Boomers(Although ALOT of City/Suburban WW II “Greatest Generation” are JUST as guilty of this as well) “