[poobear]

Well, if the Y’s keep voting for all the entitlements they seem to think they have a ‘right’ to then we will all be living through a depression. We will all be equally miserable for generations to come! (That’s your children and theirs BTW)

[NittanyLion]

Well, if the Y’s keep voting for all the entitlements they seem to think they have a ‘right’ to then we will all be living through a depression.

I could just as easily say the same thing about the 65+ crowd. Pro big-government views don't seem to be restricted to any one generation.

[mysterio]

Well, if the Y’s keep voting for all the entitlements they seem to think they have a ‘right’ to then we will all be living through a depression.

Umm, our boomer voters and politicians have given us as much socialism and statism as any generation ever.

[Vinny]

Well the “entitlement” frenzy took full force w/ the Boomer generation.

As the purveyors of the entitlement-mindset, simply tell Gen Y the Boomers were wrong.

[Qwinn]

“Well, if the Y’s keep voting for all the entitlements they seem to think they have a ‘right’ to...”

You’re kidding, right?

You’re going to blame Gen Y (!) for socialism in America?!

That’s some serious chutzpah. Seriously. The Boomer generation didn’t just break that door down, it built a freaking freeway. And taught their kids that’s the way it should be.

We should be grateful that the Gen X and Y generations have resisted the socialism their parents - the Boomers - indoctrinated them with as much as they have. What’s the Boomer’s excuse?

Full disclosure: I’m Gen-X.

Qwinn

[MacDorcha]

What entitlements are you talking about?

The movement for affirmative action started under the watch of the Boomers.

Just the past two weeks I’ve seen Affirmative Action rulings overturned.

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Or were you talking about the “flextime” idea? The one where people get paid for their work, not their hours? Yeah, I can see how getting paid on “results” could wind up being bad.

Fact is, such actions would be more likely to produce a drop living the “credit-card” lifestyle. Working for a boss who is always in debt it bad.

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Or is there some hidden benefit my generation is asking for that we (as a generation) don’t know about?

Please, enlighten us. Worst that will happen is I leave the thread in a hissy-fit.

[art_rocks]

And how would they be different from the Greatest Generation and Boomers who don’t want Social Security or Medicare Reform even though it could bankrupt the country.