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Gen X stymied by baby boomers hanging on to jobs
Cleveland Dot Com ^ | Saturday, September 17, 2011, 11:06 PM | clevelanddotcom

Posted on 09/18/2011 2:04:40 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand

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To: geege

Trying to show me up, are ya? YOU put more exclamation marks than I!!!!!!!!!

:)


41 posted on 09/18/2011 2:43:01 PM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (Mr B has a new cousin on the way!)
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To: Tijeras_Slim

I had champagne instead(:


42 posted on 09/18/2011 2:44:47 PM PDT by geege
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To: the invisib1e hand

I love how these kind of articles always bring the cranky fogies out of the woodwork to carp about how youngsters are no good these days... completely forgetting that it was their own generation that ushered in so many monstrosities in culture and politics in the 60’s and 70’s. If Gen Xers can at least blame poor parenting for their entitled attitude, who do Baby Boomers have to blame for their life-long selfishness?


43 posted on 09/18/2011 2:45:41 PM PDT by Chiltepe
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To: geege

Awwww geez... don’t go to work your first day DRUNK, K?

;)


44 posted on 09/18/2011 2:46:50 PM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (Mr B has a new cousin on the way!)
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To: Bryanw92
Every generation has one ahead of them blocking the meteoric rise they think they deserve and one behind them wishing they’d die or go away.

Reminds me of the service ditty:
"Old soldiers never die,
The young ones wish they would."

45 posted on 09/18/2011 2:46:50 PM PDT by Oatka ("A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves." –Bertrand de Jouvenel)
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To: the invisib1e hand
Gen X stymied by baby boomers hanging on to jobs

Rest of headline: "...because liberal jerkwads in the federal goverment have so effed things up that there is no longer a growing economy with jobs for all."
46 posted on 09/18/2011 2:48:07 PM PDT by aruanan
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To: Chiltepe
who do Baby Boomers have to blame for their life-long selfishness?

Abbie Hoffman.

47 posted on 09/18/2011 2:48:33 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: the invisib1e hand

I’m self employed and create and provide employment

but I will still try to die quicker for you little brats ...pass me the morphine pump and some Meddle please

ingrates


48 posted on 09/18/2011 2:49:13 PM PDT by wardaddy (, Dick Cheney ....get his book...he should have been President)
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To: Brad's Gramma

Last night was the last drink for a while.....I ate too much on unemployment and cocktail hour was at 3:00 when Hannity came on the radio....I had enough!!!!!


49 posted on 09/18/2011 2:49:59 PM PDT by geege
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To: Chiltepe

Hi! Fogie here!

Why, WE were raised by The Greatest Generation, silly!!!

The difference being..... I don’t blame them for ANYTHING good OR bad immy life.

Gotta go now for my Geritol Treatment.


50 posted on 09/18/2011 2:51:11 PM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (Mr B has a new cousin on the way!)
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To: the invisib1e hand
Time for Carousel ...

The only downside to this Beverly Hills society run amok is that life is terminated at thirty years of age. When the Life Clock (a crystal imbedded into the palm of each citizen’s hand at birth) begins blinking red, the poor sod has ten days in which they can seek Life Renewal in the fiery ritual of Carousel.


51 posted on 09/18/2011 2:53:51 PM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: geege

Phew! :)

(Don’t .. burp .. out loud in the boss’s office, either.. )


52 posted on 09/18/2011 2:53:58 PM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (Mr B has a new cousin on the way!)
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To: geege
After being on unemployment for 5 months I finally am starting my new job on Tuesday.....I’m thrilled and grateful!!!!!!!

You otta be. Lotsa people haven't punched a clock in almost three years.

53 posted on 09/18/2011 2:53:58 PM PDT by the invisib1e hand (...then they came for the guitars, and we kicked their sorry faggot asses into the dust)
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To: the invisib1e hand

A note of advice to Tiff:

1. Pursue your jewelry hobby.
2. Just keep in mind that your biggest sellers may be what you consider to be cheesy.
3. Artisans frequently do massive amounts of cheesy stuff in order to pay for and to provide time for the stuff that they really like to do. Photogs do yearbooks and wedding photography, corporate events, commercial artists do ads for the newest taco shop on the local strip. Just the way it is...
4. Sell it through Facebook.

You got it easy kid, take advantage of it.


54 posted on 09/18/2011 2:54:46 PM PDT by texmexis best
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To: Chiltepe

Whoops. Typo

Immy= in my


55 posted on 09/18/2011 2:55:29 PM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (Mr B has a new cousin on the way!)
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To: Liberty Valance

One good look at Jenny Agutter au natural would just about finish me off. But it would be worth it.


56 posted on 09/18/2011 2:57:53 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: Keith in Iowa

Freaking A. Boomers complain about the younger generations debt? Look in the mirror fools. Debt AND no retirement cuz ya spent it all, and now they feel entitled to have their job for life.

The hypocrisy is so thick I could build a house on it.


57 posted on 09/18/2011 3:05:53 PM PDT by Free Vulcan (Vote Republican! You can vote Democrat when you're dead.)
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To: Tijeras_Slim

She is kind'a easy on the eyes. ;o)

58 posted on 09/18/2011 3:06:26 PM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: Keith in Iowa
Boomers have to keep working because they can’t afford to retire.

Yep - and if we all retired and started collecting our Social Security, they would still be mad because of our "bleeding the system dry". Most of us boomers grew up hearing stories of the Depression and had hard working, moral folks giving us guidance as we grew up - too many associate us all with the commie/hippie dweebs...

59 posted on 09/18/2011 3:12:43 PM PDT by trebb ("If a man will not work, he should not eat" From 2 Thes 3)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Boomers keep working to support their Gen-X kids. Thanks the invisib1e hand.


60 posted on 09/18/2011 3:14:52 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (It's never a bad time to FReep this link -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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