*** And 1950 home owners were NOT boomers. ***
Thank you for pointing this out. My parents were part of the Greatest Generation. The men went off to war, fought for their country, and if they came back alive, they picked back up where they left off. The women did their best to support their country by raising their kids while dad was gone.
That generation gave rise to the Baby Boomers.
I get tired of hearing that Boomers are the ones who ruined everything. Maybe some, those in high places, but the everyday lower or middle class Boomer had to play by the rules others made, just the same as the younger generations are doing now.
It’s not the generation that caused problems. It’s the people in high places. Especially Democrats. They ruin everything they touch. They don’t solve problems; they create them.
The men went off to war, fought for their country, and if they came back alive, they picked back up where they left off.
Many of those men went to Korea.
I was just telling my kids this the other day: What the “kids” seem not to realize is the degree of competition for EVERYTHING in the boomer and Gen X groups. The schools were packed. Colleges were packed. The job market was stuffed to overflowing.
Yes, if you could get ahead of the pack, it was great. But for a kid born in 1960, it was like fighting for scraps my entire life.
Competition is a great thing. But you need to learn to compete.
About 10 million boomers served in the military.