Posted on 07/12/2008 8:49:48 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Study: Baby Boomers Are Gloomiest Generation
POSTED: 9:01 am EDT July 12, 2008 UPDATED: 9:42 am EDT July 12, 2008 NEW YORK -- A new study by the Pew Research Center found 66 percent of baby boomers find it harder to get ahead now than in 1998. It also found that 86 percent say it's harder to maintain their standard of living than just five years ago. We talked to boomers in Brooklyn.
"There just seems to be no light at the end of the tunnel."
As they approach their golden years, baby boomers like Ros Aaron are worried -- not just about their own futures, but about their kids'.
"I don't know what's gonna be for them," Aaron said. "Jenna's graduating in four years. At least Leanna has eight years before she has to worry."
She's far from alone. The study found that 66 percent of boomers find it harder to get ahead now than in 1998 -- more frustration than any other age group.
And 86 percent of baby boomers say it's harder to maintain their standard of living than just five years ago.
"We asked a lot of questions," said D'vera Cohn of the Pew Research Center. "Are they satisfied? Will their income go up? And they said, 'No it won't'."
(Excerpt) Read more at wnbc.com ...
“A nation of whiners.”
Darn right. This Gen X'er won't be paying your greens fees and Lasik surgery!
They have no one to blame but themselves. Their quest for a government-run, publically funded utopia has brought us to where we are.
ANd “We talked to boomers in Brooklyn.”
people from New York should know they were screwed-
elected Hitlary? Rangle?
Come on, these Rats are just plane stupid.
Gramm was right. This country has become a nation of whiners.
But "the Gloomiest Generation" ever? People who went through the Great Depression could be pretty morose. They just had different ways of working it out.
meant plain-
But now looking at this... maybe plane,
as to -”flying out of that hell hole” makes sense
“But “the Gloomiest Generation” ever? People who went through the Great Depression could be pretty morose. They just had different ways of working it out.”
My grandma worked it out by never throwing away bread bags or cool whip containers, because she figured she could find some use for them.
The only use I could see was a cluttered mess in her cupboards.
She always bought dollar clothes at garage sales or the thrift shop.
She would ask us what we paid for various items of clothing and then get furious if we gave honest answers.
We eventually learned that the correct answer was “these pair of jeans? oh they cost me $2 grandma!”
Some of us have been kickin' and screamin' as we've all been dragged along--just as loudly as you're doing and for a much longer time! It's really tough to have to be lumped into that group when many of us (just look at the FReepers in that group!!!) were raised in a responsible manner!!!
SUNG:
Is that all there is, is that all there is
If that's all there is my friends, then let's keep dancing
Let's break out the booze and have a ball
If that's all there is
I am a babyboomer. Call me a whiner if you wish. My life is good. I live at a standard my parents and grandparents never dreamed possible. But the status quo is unacceptable. The nation has been invaded by millions and millions of illegal invaders. The boy in the White House says his administration has a strong dollar policy, but the facts are the dollar is dreadful. It has contributed mightily to the soaring price of oil. It has allowed American companies like Budweiser to be priced so cheaply in dollars, Europeans are paying premiums American companies could never afford. The country has been sold out by both parties and the country has not only been invaded but it is up for sale. Whatever success I have had in my life has a lot to do with the very very sound education that I got in public school, an education that could not be had today in our public school system which is a rotten mess. I resent what Phil Gramm said because he is no conservative, he is an elitist. If Ronald Reagan were alive today, he would be telling it like is, and it would not be whining because Reagan was not only a conservative but a populist. How much of a populist was he, well let me tell you, he had so many people in the other party supporting him that they had a name for them, Reagan Democrats. Today, the elitists in the Democrat Party like Teddy Kennedy, have taken Republicans like Jorge and Juan and formed the elitist Teddy Kennedy Wing of Republican Party. Call me a whiner, for pointing out what the status quo is, and how unacceptable it is to this conservative.
Whiners? Let’s see - if you’re involved in the stock market, traveling Europe, buying gas, buying food, looking at your electricity bill and your career is over I don’t think this is what most people would call whining. I think they are being accurate and they’re not indicating they want some government entitlement. Who cares about tax breaks if the dollar is worth crap!
Baby boomers can work. I plan to slow down but not retire. Park the RV...it’s not the end of the world if you can’t travel 9 months out of the year.
The only use I could see was a cluttered mess in her cupboards.
She always bought dollar clothes at garage sales or the thrift shop.
She would ask us what we paid for various items of clothing and then get furious if we gave honest answers.
We eventually learned that the correct answer was “these pair of jeans? oh they cost me $2 grandma!”
I knew people like that too. It's funny now that you can put it into perspective, but was frustrating at the time. Good people, but they came from a very different world.
I remember going into the drugstore with my brother to read comics when I was a kid and the druggist starting to hover: "Are you going to buy that? Are you planning on buying anything?" There's a lot that's wrong with today, but it is nice that kids can go into a bookstore nowadays and just browse.
I was thinking the same thing. When in the absence of any real problem the boomers will invent one.
My wife and I are in the same boat with you ( 61 & 60 ). It is a reflection on how you were raised by your parents .
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