[freedumb2003]

I - and others of the Generation Reagan - will never see social security, simply because it will collapse by then

Late wave boomers won't see it either. I have been working since 1976 and won't see a dime of SSA -- SSA does NOT factor into my retirement planning. If it is still around, I will use it as a windfall to buy hats or something.

But the point of the article is that Entitlement Generation kids had that stupid "self esteem" thing going -- awards for everyone! -- and now have to actually prove themselves and they are collapsing.

If I have the chance, I will speed this along. I had to work a lot of crap jobs to get where I am -- it helped build my character. If these poo-buck kids hold their hands out to me they will get them slapped -- HARD.

[NittanyLion]

But the point of the article is that Entitlement Generation kids had that stupid "self esteem" thing going -- awards for everyone! -- and now have to actually prove themselves and they are collapsing.

Do you base that opinion on anything other than stereotype? Seems to me the boomer generation is into self esteem nonsense more than their kids.

[Maigrey]

I guess I was part of the educational minority. We didn't have the faux self-esteem thing going, and the public schools I went to, the competition was fierce for education, and also for merit. If you got something there, you earned it.

I was also fortunate to have people as mentors who had remarkable work ethics, and positive self-esteem, which they earned. It rubbed off.