[raybbr]

There’s a lot of blame to go around. Boomers were told/sold on the idea that wealth would go on growing forever. Many believed it and bought into the notion. At the same time they were sold on the idea they should be willing to help the weak by signing up for more government programs. They were made to feel guilty about their success. It’s the slow creep of socialism - they just never believed it could happen here.

[oh8eleven]

Boomers were told/sold on the idea that wealth would go on growing forever.
Not quite. We were told/sold on the idea that we could do better financially than our parent's generation which had been the goal, and the rule, for generations of Americans.
And for most Boomers it turned out true. However, did you ever see a rich hippie? That's why there's so much hatred for the "rich" today - capitalism works - socialism sucks.