"Boomers seem very resistant to understanding that the living standards"....

[KentuckyWoman]

180. "Not our fault!" (which isn't even accurate)

So yes, it is about blaming.

According to the 2020 Census. https://www.census.gov/topics/population/age-and-sex/data/tables.html

3% Older than Boomer
10% Boomer
63% Voting age adults younger than boomer.
24% Minors

The next generations can easily out vote us and have been able to for some time now.

Millennials are generally 30 something... yes? By age 40 we had bought the family homestead but were struggling to keep up with the payments. We thought we were struggling but OK. We had the basics, nothing fancy - and except the house were not in debt. We did not have much in the way of savings. It was all sunk into the house. Now I am 80's. My husband died in 2019. I have about $50,000 in various savings which I think is enormous. I have about $1500 coming in from various sources every month - before any medicare premiums etc. My car is 19 yrs old and if it finally dies then I'll stop driving rather than buy another.

I feel fortunate to be in the circumstances I am in. I'm a lucky one. I can afford to live alone. All I can say is compare that to a 30 / 40 something today. If you are saying life is struggle and you can only afford the basics, nothing fancy - then life is similar.