“Every generation prior to mine could look forward to a higher standard of living, rising property values and a social security check.”
That’s because each generation before yours understood the importance of self sacrifice for the betterment of the country and didn’t treat America like some trust fund just begging to be bankrupted by the hippies. All that wealth wasn’t there by magic, it was built up be the preceding generations that were working their fingers to the bone to bring the country through the Depression and WWII.
I disagree. The generation before mine destroyed practically all the institutions and cultural norms that made America great by rejecting virtually everything their parents- the greatest generation- taught them.