[kittymyrib]

The pathetic boomers will remain their indulgent selves till the last shovel of dirt hits the last boomer casket. How could the World War II generation be such flops as parents?

[LowOiL]

1.2 percent of adults in 1991-92 to 1.5 percent in 2001-02

There for a minute, I thought this was a statistic for LP voters in America, then I realized it was probable over inflated numbers.

[fuzzycat]

You know, I really resent that sort of stereotyping. I was born in 1947 fathered by a 1st Cavalry Sargeant and all I've ever done is work my ass off. Now if some people want to smoke a little weed that's OK. I have never seen anyone addicted to pot and I have been around plenty of people who do it. On the other hand I have seen so many lives f'ed up by alcohol it ain't funny. Stop the stereotyping BS. It ain't the weed that that causes so many problems it's the illegality. Furthermore stupid people on pot are stupid when they're straight.

[quadrant]

No Kidding.
The World War II generation is known as the Greatest Generation; the Baby Boomers have been called the Dstructive Generation.

[Marie]

There's a book called "The Fourth Turning" that explains it very well. It sure opened my eyes.

Just yesterday my mom asked how I turned out so conservative with such ol'fashioned values. (I'm 34) I told her that the majority of the boomers grew up in two-parent households with a SAHM and the majority of us Gen Xers were latch-key kids. We knew from first-hand experience how it hurt us, p*ssed us off, and made us determined not to raise our kids in the same dysfunctional manner. The Boomers chose to believe the lie that all their kids needed was a little "quality time" and we would be fine.

When I was 19 I read an article somewhere that shifted my paradigm in just ten minutes. It stated that most girls lost their virginity between the hours of 3:00 and 5:00 PM, on weekdays, in their own bedrooms. The reasoning was obvious and I wondered how many teenage troubles began in those two precious hours. Everything fell into place and I vowed to be a SAHM until my kids left my home.

Sorry about the rant, but I'm irritated that my husband and I can't retire until we're 70 because the Leach Generation will put such a burden on Social Security. (That is assuming that the whole system doesn't implode by that time.) How can they not understand how this burden is going to effect their children? How can they not care how this will suck into their own grand children's college? Heck, they didn't care about us when they were raising us. Why should I expect them to give a crap now?

Oh, and I'm also irritated that they aborted a few million of us. Those young workers' taxes would've come in handy now to help offset the burden of the "Me" generation's retirement.

(And, yes, I know that there are many noble Boomers who never thought this way. They can ignore my rant as I'm not speaking of them.)