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The Boomer Mirage
Brownstone Institute ^ | August 13, 2025 | Josh Stylman

Posted on 08/14/2025 9:30:23 AM PDT by Heartlander

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To: HartleyMBaldwin

Not to be picky and agree with your post, think was talking seasons or years the show was on


41 posted on 08/14/2025 4:52:21 PM PDT by Quick Shot
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To: GingisK

I thought that might have been what you meant.


42 posted on 08/14/2025 4:53:28 PM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: Sirius Lee

There is always the route of going to the military after HS graduation, bank a few years, get out and purchase a home with VA loans and savings. Go to CC, get a two year degree and take mandatory classes towards a 4 year University degree, then on to University, while working part time. Every male I know did exactly that. I was the only one who screwed up, but I still ended up purchasing homes 5 times. Buy cheap, fixit up, sell it and move up to a better place. I went to work everyday, came home and worked on the place. Rented backhoes, put in gardens, garages etc. I went from a $13K POS place, to selling the last one for double what I paid. Bought another with the profit, and so on. IT IS CALLED WORK, and MARRIAGE.


43 posted on 08/14/2025 5:38:02 PM PDT by Glad2bnuts
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To: Chickensoup

Gerald Ford, Whip Inflation Now times were a bit dark.


44 posted on 08/14/2025 5:40:14 PM PDT by Glad2bnuts
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To: blueunicorn6

My first house had a rate of 15%. My last mortgage was 5.5% My mortgage now is -0-. It came so easy, only 45 years.


45 posted on 08/14/2025 5:43:13 PM PDT by Glad2bnuts
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To: blueunicorn6

1988 I was paying 10.75% 30 year Note
I bought house at 70K and now goes for 500K


46 posted on 08/14/2025 5:50:34 PM PDT by Keyhopper (Indians had bad immigration laws)
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To: Heartlander

The Boomers will leave most of their wealth to their heirs. It doesn’t die with them, much.


47 posted on 08/14/2025 6:58:35 PM PDT by Persevero (You cannot comply your way out of tyranny. )
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To: Glad2bnuts

No jobs here.

It was hard.


48 posted on 08/14/2025 7:22:57 PM PDT by Chickensoup
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