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Laelth

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64. My understanding differs.
Thu Jun 6, 2013, 01:36 PM
Jun 2013

I was under the impression that the United States was at its wealthiest in 1973, and that our wealth has been steadily eroding since then.



-Laelth

There are may psychological studies that point to the relative nature of wealth. napoleon_in_rags Jun 2013 #1
It's not just wealth-- it's feeling alone and useless... TreasonousBastard Jun 2013 #2
The thing that strikes me in your description is the tie between self-worth and work for some. napoleon_in_rags Jun 2013 #4
self-worth, work, mission, and just being NJCher Jun 2013 #5
"We don't teach that" because it's not true. If it were, it wouldn't have to be 'taught'. HiPointDem Jun 2013 #6
Sorry, HPD, but I strongly dissent from your view. carla Jun 2013 #68
in actual practice, life is cheap. fact. it's not a question of how we see it, it's a question of HiPointDem Jun 2013 #70
"If you can't make money, make friends." davekriss Jun 2013 #89
life *is* cheap. 4000 americans killed over a lie = just one data point. HiPointDem Jun 2013 #95
No, life is precious and vanishes in an instant davekriss Jun 2013 #97
you're not getting my point. you're talking 'should be'. i'm talking *is*. the fact *is* that HiPointDem Jun 2013 #98
Tales of the elders. napoleon_in_rags Jun 2013 #8
We need to write new stories...the old story is killing us. OneGrassRoot Jun 2013 #20
+1. The world needs you, doing just that. nt napoleon_in_rags Jun 2013 #21
Totally high drug use. Believe it or not at your own peril. nt kelliekat44 Jun 2013 #39
When most people are asked at a party "So, what are you?" They respond with a job title. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #44
The problem is the "how little they are making" that leads to all sorts of Skidmore Jun 2013 #16
Right. napoleon_in_rags Jun 2013 #23
I think this is largely true. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #46
You might want to ask older people if they enlightenment Jun 2013 #101
You know this thread is about suicide, right? napoleon_in_rags Jun 2013 #125
I find that my volunteerism helps me feel chervilant Jun 2013 #79
People desperately need to develop interests and friends outside work Warpy Jun 2013 #104
Disparities in wealth and self-worth are only part of it. caseymoz Jun 2013 #14
I wish I could give you a hug. A beer out in the woods. But I won't lie: napoleon_in_rags Jun 2013 #17
I would love to have an ongoing conversation about this, napolean_in_rags... OneGrassRoot Jun 2013 #22
Good, I hope you will post more on it. napoleon_in_rags Jun 2013 #24
The country is wealthier now than it it has ever been Babel_17 Jun 2013 #51
My understanding differs. Laelth Jun 2013 #64
I measure wealth by the ability to provide the essentials ... and also luxuries Babel_17 Jun 2013 #66
While we have more glittering ultra rich than other countries Warpy Jun 2013 #107
Maybe the recent push for anti-depressants could be a factor.... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #3
Or the level of medication generally. wickerwoman Jun 2013 #12
I suspect a lot of it is also related to the number of prostate surgeries.... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2013 #53
They aren't that old! To me its stressful to be young, or old old. But 50's is easiest (for me) progree Jun 2013 #7
I know a lot of under and unemployed people in their 50s and 60s diane in sf Jun 2013 #9
It will get worse for many. Just think about all the people who postponed SoCalDem Jun 2013 #13
I know its not paradise in the 50's in this economy, what I said was compared to other age groups progree Jun 2013 #52
I admit I haven't read the article, nor all the posts... OneGrassRoot Jun 2013 #19
Seems like things are very polarized for folks in their 50s. winter is coming Jun 2013 #29
Evidently. OneGrassRoot Jun 2013 #31
I do understand, again, I'm saying the 20-somethings and the really elderly have it worse progree Jun 2013 #56
We're following one another... OneGrassRoot Jun 2013 #61
Try being in the construction field Awknid Jun 2013 #118
I said 3 times compared to other age groups, particularly those in their 20's and the really elderly progree Jun 2013 #54
I apologize... OneGrassRoot Jun 2013 #55
Thank you. And I'm sorry to be overly sensitive / thinned skinned and all that n/t progree Jun 2013 #57
However... OneGrassRoot Jun 2013 #59
Agreed, the 50's have some special issues progree Jun 2013 #63
Yes, wickerwoman Jun 2013 #67
Little to no hope for the future will do it. nt Mnemosyne Jun 2013 #10
Could legal marijuana prevent sucides? B Calm Jun 2013 #11
No generation ever had it so good. Elmergantry Jun 2013 #15
Eh, I don't know of another generation that sheltered under their desks from nuclear bombs Fumesucker Jun 2013 #26
Thank you. And while the economy for many people was good as the boomers grew up, it raccoon Jun 2013 #32
I'm glad you jumped on that bullshit post. MindPilot Jun 2013 #36
I just have to remember my Dads childhood Elmergantry Jun 2013 #50
Exactly how do you think most of us lived during the 50s? Skidmore Jun 2013 #60
Well what I am trying to say is Elmergantry Jun 2013 #62
Not true, the silent generation had it much better in many ways than boomers diane in sf Jun 2013 #69
Do you mean those who were born in the 1930's? I heard them referred to raccoon Jun 2013 #114
Really? You must be young. WinkyDink Jun 2013 #87
Boy the writer of this story really doesn't get it. fasttense Jun 2013 #18
Great post, esp. what you said about traditional marriage. nt raccoon Jun 2013 #33
Wow. Really insightful post. Zorra Jun 2013 #99
Worth checking out: the CDC statistics on suicide CBHagman Jun 2013 #25
Desolation orpupilofnature57 Jun 2013 #27
My boomer parents are not coping well. My hypothesis is Butterbean Jun 2013 #28
We'll see how well YOU cope. WinkyDink Jun 2013 #88
n/t Butterbean Jun 2013 #90
Part of that might be due Awknid Jun 2013 #119
Well, mom has 10 blockages, with a 50% blockage in her left main. Butterbean Jun 2013 #121
I'm a boomer, mid 50s, and frankly I don't see much hope for my golden years. Sheldon Cooper Jun 2013 #30
"estranged from friends and family" - why? IdaBriggs Jun 2013 #34
One of the first things people ask when meeting is "What do you do"? Fumesucker Jun 2013 #38
"just a way of finding out your income and your social status" - disagree. IdaBriggs Jun 2013 #48
That may be your answer but that's not what most people ask the question for Fumesucker Jun 2013 #49
I don't think that's true. wickerwoman Jun 2013 #72
I like to ask people what their hobbies are Fumesucker Jun 2013 #73
Very insightful post! I am an IT consultant, and I usually IdaBriggs Jun 2013 #112
Sometimes I feel that way too--good to hear I'm not the only one. raccoon Jun 2013 #115
This has NOTHING to do with the aches and pains of aging and EVERYTHING to do with duffyduff Jun 2013 #47
I also think the deficiency issues (especially those caused by the lack of nutrients dixiegrrrrl Jun 2013 #94
I'm a Mid-50's Boomer RobinA Jun 2013 #35
+1 n/t lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #43
I think it is because things are coming apart MindPilot Jun 2013 #37
I'm in this group earthbot1 Jun 2013 #40
It was not the life he envisioned. Bingo. I live with a granddaughter-in-law who fell for the old jwirr Jun 2013 #41
"Perhaps a little more adversity in youth could have helped prepare them" lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #42
The author is a blithering moron. duffyduff Jun 2013 #45
I agree, the job market started getting sucky in the 70s by deliberate design diane in sf Jun 2013 #71
Because the ship they thought they built is falling apart Taverner Jun 2013 #58
It pisses me off when they blame the boomers Awknid Jun 2013 #120
It was never the boomers fault Taverner Jun 2013 #122
Fascinating thread. k&r for exposure. n/t Laelth Jun 2013 #65
The irony of this piece being written by a twit that is the beneficiary of the betrayal Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #74
If you are dangerously depressed...You should Auntie Bush Jun 2013 #75
Good advice! Listen to positive music. Manifestor_of_Light Jun 2013 #102
Unwanted Changes WovenGems Jun 2013 #76
And when I die... pgr Jun 2013 #77
Pop Quiz WovenGems Jun 2013 #80
Laura Nyro. pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #83
Nyro WovenGems Jun 2013 #85
Welcome to DU my friend! hrmjustin Jun 2013 #81
Another ditty for some boomers... pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #82
i thought of that song too! lunasun Jun 2013 #108
Excellent discussion felix_numinous Jun 2013 #78
And one right back at you Fumesucker Jun 2013 #84
Excellent, insightful reply pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #91
Wow, felix..... OneGrassRoot Jun 2013 #116
"a little more adversity in youth could have helped": Yes, that VietNam thing was sooo cushy! WinkyDink Jun 2013 #86
It's tempting to create a profile of the writer for that one sentence alone. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jun 2013 #93
I thanked my cushy blessings every day for 18 months in an Army hospital pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #111
I suggest you email that to this moran (sic) author. nt raccoon Jun 2013 #117
We can't afford to retire and we can't afford to get sick. Warren Stupidity Jun 2013 #92
What hope is there if the environment is totaled and if we glinda Jun 2013 #96
The author seems to have forgotten that there were TWO recessions between 2000-2007 eridani Jun 2013 #100
Not enough propaganda. woo me with science Jun 2013 #103
i'm almost 72 -- a bit older than a boomer DesertFlower Jun 2013 #105
May I humbly suggest Babel_17 Jun 2013 #110
thank you. nt DesertFlower Jun 2013 #124
Maybe it has to do with being lied to our whole ohheckyeah Jun 2013 #106
Or? WovenGems Jun 2013 #109
the question at times should not be why but more why not dembotoz Jun 2013 #113
K & R L0oniX Jun 2013 #123
Two Words: SSRI Drugs Th1onein Jun 2013 #126
I agree with you annm4peace Jun 2013 #127
Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2014 #128
God welcomes everyone in hevean in my opinion. hrmjustin Jul 2014 #129
raise your kids to take care of you? how about them living their lives and reaching their NRaleighLiberal Jul 2014 #130
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