Baby Boomers Better Beware

Matthew’s Substack ^ | 20 Apr, 2025 | Matt Bracken

[MayflowerMadam]

“The debt is costing your children $10,000/yr just to manage and you still think they will be living in mansions and driving lamborghinis.”

“YOU still think ...”? “YOU still think...”? (”You” meaning ME?) No no no no ... THEY think. THEY have high expectations of living the life of Mom and Dad without paying their dues.

“I don’t think the baby boomer generations cares one twit about what they did to their children.”

If the Boomers raised their kids to be productive members of society, kind, and ethical then they DO care more than a “twit” (you probably mean “whit”). Boomer parents do not necessarily show their care by leaving the brats cash and real estate. That isn’t going to build character.

My parents left NOTHING monetary. They cared about us by making us work at age 14 and earlier if a paper route; working our way through school; making us attend church every Sunday (4 times), Wednesday (1 time), and Friday (1 time); speaking respectfully to adults; etc.

That bug up your ass because, apparently, you got short shrift at some point in time, is not attractive.

[MinorityRepublican]

They bought homes for a fraction of today's prices, locked in 3% mortgages, and now refuse to sell while blocking new construction through NIMBY activism.

Mentioned that in post #184.

[MayflowerMadam]

“They are quite comfortable with the idea of what they did to their children”

What, exactly, did they DO to their children. You use that phrase often but what does it mean? What did they DO? Put food on the table and roofs over their heads? Bought them cars and the latest technology? What. Did. They. Do???

[Jonty30]

Debt. Right now, to maintain the debt, is about $10,000. In a few short years that will grow to $15,000. Then $20,000. Then more.

It didnt have to happen.

[MayflowerMadam]

Oh right. I forgot I did that.

[MinorityRepublican]

Where did you get 10k?

I looked up AI so dividing $38 trillion by ~348 million people gives about $109,000 per person.

[Political Junkie Too]

Yes, the point being that any homeowner in a similar situation would have done the same thing. Even today's homeowner will support acts that protect equity, regardless of the valuation they bought into.

-PJ

[mdmathis6]

And the Lord may well say to YOU...”why were you worried about what others had or not had, does not my father own the cattle on a thousand hills? Was his arm so short that he could not provide you with what you needed? Even my Father dresses the lilies of the field in more lovely array then anything Solomon ever had. You were worried about the Earthly treasures of others that rot or are eaten by vermin but you neglected to lay treasures of heaven for yourself! You unfairly judge a group for the sins of those who had led America to ruin and forget that it is the Lord that gives and takes away and sees to the needs of his children. You sewed division and amplified envy. You don’t know which of the Boomers you castigated that my Father will judge for greed or will welcome into his kingdom. The World passes away but my words will not pass away”

[sport]

I don’t think so. I hope so but by ‘36 at the latest.

For instance, when a steel mill is shut down, you don’t just lose the steel. You lose the services and experience of the individuals who made the steel. They knew when to add this or not add that to get the product they desired. They learned through experience. The books teach the basics. Experience teaches the exceptions to the rules.

[MinorityRepublican]

I don’t think so. I hope so but by ‘36 at the latest.

Midterms are important in '26 but we will have to win the White House in '28.

We'll do the census in 2030 so we'll be up +10 in the red states plus PA is becoming a red state so it won't matter if we lose Georgia by then.

With JD, we may be able to stop the indoctrination by the Universities so the ball game will have changed and the Left will be at a significant disadvantage.

'28 is similar to '24. Another turning point.

[doorgunner69]

Ah, you are a zeeper I just realized. That explains things.

Last thing I have is a heart of gold, and little tolerance for drones that stare at their iFag phones all day.

[Political Junkie Too]

What debt are you referring to?

Are you talking about student loan debt? Revolving credit debt? Mortgage debt? Auto loan debt?

-PJ

[Jonty30]

$38 trillion. That’s what im talking about.

[CottonBall]

Actually the Silent Generation had the best of the US. They paid very little into SS and reaped big benefits, many had pensions, they could afford houses easily on one income, lived in a time of unprecedented prosperity and innovation after WWII.

[Political Junkie Too]

That's a cumulative nationwide number over a wide period of time that you cannot reasonably attribute to a targeted cohort of nameless individuals.

First, you haven't even broken out the debt in order to even give it the merest amount of categorization, so we can't assign villains.

Without knowing the breakouts, we can't form defenses and we can't erect protections, so the number is meaningless.

Blaming it on "boomers" is just arm-waving and finger-pointing.

Besides, your specific claim of "$10,000... to maintain the debt" isn't representative of anything. If you're suggesting that the entire national debt acquired over decades is the burden imposed by "boomers," then that's just fundamentally wrong.

If you're implying that the burden is "$10,000" on the children, that would be wrong too, as it would be a burden on all taxpayers.

If you're trying to localize it, then you have to look at your own personal debt and your own ability to pay, because I don't see anywhere where I'm paying $10,000 to Boomer Debt.

-PJ

[CottonBall]

I meant the SG had it best - after going through the depression and WWII

No generation is to blame for the next generation being spoiled brats - well, raising them that way is the problem but they still need and can be accountable for themselves

[clearcarbon]

"Huge numbers of fine houses will be available, and prices will plummet.'

They'll be scavenged by the parasitic quests of the previous misadministration.

[Trumpette1954]

Thank you. I’m sure there are many, many boomers that have had rough times growing up or during their working years. We were raised to stand on our own two feet and that hard work paid off. We were the ones that lived through a lot.

[Some Fat Guy in L.A.]

I am a Boomer - Dad was a mill hunkey, Mom stayed at home. I inherited nothing. My kids will get a house that neither one wants or needs to sell off and split the proceeds plus whatever is left of the nest egg. They will be fine, I’ll be with Jesus, win-win.

[Varsity Flight]

Anything now, cause the Zombie Shot🪡, didn’t work.