Actually most of the fault lies not with the boomers, but with their predecessors the “Silents.” There were too young for WWII, and had to spend their lives trying to live up to the accomplishments of their older brothers and sisters in the GG.
These are the Ted Kennedys and John McCains of the world. They were the parents of the younger boomers.
The generation that gets screwed are the Gen Xrs. They were the latch key babies, they are the 50 year old tech guys who got laid off, they cannot retire, and no one will hire them.
The long and short of it is that every generation has their stuff to deal with. The way the cycles go, the current Millenials are going to have it as rough as their grandparents. And they are not the least bit prepared.
dear Vermont,
(as you might hear, in your neck of the woods, as a response)
A-yuh!