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We Boomers - As Parents - Were Supposed To Make Things Better For Our Children..... global1 Dec 2013 #1
In some ways things are better and in other ways they aren't cali Dec 2013 #3
Economically, we will be the FIRST generation worse off than our parents joeglow3 Dec 2013 #7
Don't Thank Me RobinA Dec 2013 #38
I am talking about as a whole joeglow3 Dec 2013 #61
Then you picked the wrong topic big time. ieoeja Dec 2013 #72
Evidence would disagree with you joeglow3 Dec 2013 #78
That graph just shows a point in time not the cause upaloopa Dec 2013 #88
Excellent post. Thanks. n/t Laelth Dec 2013 #94
Averages? ieoeja Dec 2013 #99
Mostly agree rufus dog Dec 2013 #220
Here's what you don't get. upaloopa Dec 2013 #82
Fine. But don't pat yourself on the back for all the good things you did joeglow3 Dec 2013 #87
I take responsibility. Your the one who doesn't upaloopa Dec 2013 #91
I have not patted my generation on the back at all joeglow3 Dec 2013 #92
Don't thank us--wages flat-lined starting in the early to mid-seventies, truebluegreen Dec 2013 #106
Correct on all counts Art_from_Ark Dec 2013 #212
Got news NO you won't be azurnoir Dec 2013 #176
We don't know that's going to be the case just yet Hippo_Tron Dec 2013 #186
Right now, we have seen negative growth joeglow3 Dec 2013 #188
I'm a 2nd wave boomer and I can assure that my sisters and I all are worse off magical thyme Dec 2013 #227
Like I said earlier, there will be standard deviations on both sides joeglow3 Dec 2013 #229
now you are abusing statistics. magical thyme Dec 2013 #231
"road to tow" TroglodyteScholar Dec 2013 #23
Define better..... llmart Dec 2013 #187
Good point but we were dealing with ending the war flamingdem Dec 2013 #207
Boomers became large proponents of republicanism, very few remained true to the vision bluestate10 Dec 2013 #241
The boomers gave us Reaganism. PeteSelman Dec 2013 #2
no offense, but it's just rather stupid to be pissed at a whole generation cali Dec 2013 #5
Boomers pretty much split 50/50 on Reagan/Carter Fumesucker Dec 2013 #6
A 50-50 split between evil versus good is still a fucking failure. Why should Boomers bluestate10 Dec 2013 #242
We were a hell of a lot sharper than the Greatest Generation who voted 55-39 for Reagan Fumesucker Dec 2013 #247
Nope. Boomers voted for Carter and Anderson more than Reagan. Gormy Cuss Dec 2013 #115
**cough** **cough** **cough** **cough** **cough** nope not true no matter how much you may want azurnoir Dec 2013 #177
Well, this boomer certainly didn't vote for Reagan Art_from_Ark Dec 2013 #214
I don't agree Cali, MrYikes Dec 2013 #4
So, effective anti-war protests, the fight for women's rights and racial eqality and GLBT cali Dec 2013 #8
Okay, you win, you're right, I'm wrong. nt MrYikes Dec 2013 #12
War on Drugs, Prison Rates, Corporate Corruption, Political Corruption, Deadly GMO's joeglow3 Dec 2013 #21
yes, lots of bad stuff as well as good stuff. Your little lot (subset) seems to cali Dec 2013 #24
Now, now. HappyMe Dec 2013 #35
The millennials should have Seedersandleechers Dec 2013 #181
And you seem to think the boomer generation is wholly responsible for all the good shit joeglow3 Dec 2013 #37
uh, no, my darling young friend. YOU seem to have a considerable reading comprehension cali Dec 2013 #43
You resorting to personal attacks sums up the strength of your position joeglow3 Dec 2013 #63
lol. you attack- and nastily, an entire generation. the strength of your position is non-existent cali Dec 2013 #77
You patted an entire generation on the back. Your position is equally strong joeglow3 Dec 2013 #84
"I pointed out if you are going to pat yourself thucythucy Dec 2013 #111
You think people weren't vested in those rights not being granted? joeglow3 Dec 2013 #113
Well, if you could outline a retrospective plan thucythucy Dec 2013 #122
How did unions come to fruition? joeglow3 Dec 2013 #124
Unions "came to fruition" thucythucy Dec 2013 #132
Took them a 100 years to get unions and boomers 20 to lose them joeglow3 Dec 2013 #154
so, no answers either. not one of the bright lights of your generation, I guess? bettyellen Dec 2013 #175
We get to start the 100 year struggle all over joeglow3 Dec 2013 #190
suck that your generation is not smart enough to come out for mid term elections.... bettyellen Dec 2013 #194
ah..... another troll to ignore madrchsod Dec 2013 #205
oh jeeze, you have no idea, do you. bettyellen Dec 2013 #165
That it took boomers 20 years to lose what workers spent 100 years fighting for joeglow3 Dec 2013 #167
HA HA HA HA . bettyellen Dec 2013 #168
Personal attacks says a lot about critical thinking skills joeglow3 Dec 2013 #215
You have that backwards, IMO. jeff47 Dec 2013 #179
The boomer generation is responsible for the fall of progressivism. joshcryer Dec 2013 #184
I'm not a millenial but it is really rich of you to start an OP eilen Dec 2013 #252
Baby boomers are, as a generation, selfish and short sighted Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2013 #248
Boomer Here RobinA Dec 2013 #42
Not a boomer, but +1 tammywammy Dec 2013 #50
Huh? llmart Dec 2013 #191
As a millennial, I fear for the day when we get in power. CorrectOfCenter Dec 2013 #9
`that's an interesting point cali Dec 2013 #11
A few days/weeks of homelessness and/or hunger will change that libertarian lean in a g-damn hurry. TroglodyteScholar Dec 2013 #25
Many teenage-to-twentysomethings have libertarian leanings jeff47 Dec 2013 #112
The split toward progressive libertarianism is pretty significant. Millennials are far more bluestate10 Dec 2013 #243
Every generation is smarter than its predecessor and wiser than its successor. nt geek tragedy Dec 2013 #10
do you actually believe that? cali Dec 2013 #13
No, it's speaking to their point of view. Gen Xers groused about how out of touch geek tragedy Dec 2013 #17
REALLY? You saw a "boomer" thread and you had to start your own to get 137 posts? snooper2 Dec 2013 #14
actually, there have been lots of threads posted about this issue cali Dec 2013 #19
Nothing bother me...well, except stupid people. And these fucking bugs we had in Texas snooper2 Dec 2013 #22
Things that bother me tammywammy Dec 2013 #44
Interesting allegation... LanternWaste Dec 2013 #26
I fear the dominance of a generation that cannot remember a world before Ronald Reagan Douglas Carpenter Dec 2013 #15
Oh good generational warfare, must mean the porn war is over. n/t tammywammy Dec 2013 #16
Who won? TroglodyteScholar Dec 2013 #28
I'm not sure about my DU warfare cycle, but I think up next is the regional war. hughee99 Dec 2013 #29
That is SOOOO last month! Sissyk Dec 2013 #81
Maybe it's because one is the parent generation and the other their Cleita Dec 2013 #18
Grandchildren. jeff47 Dec 2013 #114
Wrecked economy, expensive education system Prism Dec 2013 #20
yes, because it's the fault of an entire generation cali Dec 2013 #27
Did you just call out a "broad brush" and make one at the same time? hughee99 Dec 2013 #31
i put it down to grumpy old person syndrome, not so much get off my lawn as you owe me loli phabay Dec 2013 #33
I'm playing the author's game. I noted that in another post in this thread cali Dec 2013 #45
You're trying to assuage your conscience Prism Dec 2013 #32
Oh, We Can Cope RobinA Dec 2013 #47
I have no doubt of this whatsoever Prism Dec 2013 #58
My problem is your inability to own up to your mistakes joeglow3 Dec 2013 #65
My problem is you don't actually answer thucythucy Dec 2013 #225
Did you see the mass walkout/protest that just took place this week? joeglow3 Dec 2013 #228
Are you talking about the climate conference? thucythucy Dec 2013 #235
No. The fast food protest joeglow3 Dec 2013 #236
So you were responsible for that? thucythucy Dec 2013 #238
Yes joeglow3 Dec 2013 #246
Good for you! thucythucy Dec 2013 #262
Bleh. That generation has already shown a willingingness to butt fuck my generation. joeglow3 Dec 2013 #264
Guilty? HappyMe Dec 2013 #53
Yup Prism Dec 2013 #59
Every generation fails in some way or another. HappyMe Dec 2013 #62
Without question Prism Dec 2013 #70
Yes, I know. HappyMe Dec 2013 #80
No one said that Prism Dec 2013 #89
I'm not drawing the victim card. HappyMe Dec 2013 #101
Re: your question: "Are you leaving the next generation thucythucy Dec 2013 #199
Plus a million. Blue_In_AK Dec 2013 #200
well here`s my .... madrchsod Dec 2013 #206
Excellent! kiva Dec 2013 #216
They had the benefits given them because of things their parents did, they took these Egalitarian Thug Dec 2013 #74
Ayep Prism Dec 2013 #83
That's it in a nutshell Scootaloo Dec 2013 #224
Here is the biggest problem with boomers LittleBlue Dec 2013 #30
How can you say Gen-X/Y/Millenials have nothing to live up to? hughee99 Dec 2013 #34
lol. loli phabay Dec 2013 #39
lol! HappyMe Dec 2013 #41
really? links to evidence of that bee? cali Dec 2013 #46
Yes, all generations are a mixed bag, hughee99 Dec 2013 #79
I LOVE it joeglow3 Dec 2013 #68
duzy!!...nt Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #76
Ha! Vashta Nerada Dec 2013 #85
I Saw RobinA Dec 2013 #48
I wasn't really looking to be facetious with that LittleBlue Dec 2013 #55
No, they were preceded by the Silent Generation. kiva Dec 2013 #217
Jeez, you're being pedantic LittleBlue Dec 2013 #219
And what exactly did I say that contridicted what you said? kiva Dec 2013 #233
Much of the achievements Boomers take credit for were actually eilen Dec 2013 #253
Some of the Millennials I know randr Dec 2013 #36
How about "We're all in this together!" instead of a generational warfare! LongTomH Dec 2013 #40
People Complaining RobinA Dec 2013 #57
I think part of it is a lack of understanding of the difficulties millenials face. wickerwoman Dec 2013 #49
Spot on. Laelth Dec 2013 #100
+1000 tabbycat31 Dec 2013 #172
Well....what'd your generation do? jeff47 Dec 2013 #51
Just So You Know? RobinA Dec 2013 #60
Some are. Many stopped when the draft did. jeff47 Dec 2013 #71
Some didn't and I appreciate them comrade snarky Dec 2013 #221
Gen X is regularly forgotten. That comes as no shock to me. n/t Laelth Dec 2013 #86
I read once that Gen X is similar to the Silent Generation. n/t tammywammy Dec 2013 #96
I seriously doubt that 20-23% of Boomers were Hippies. Hippies stood for something. bluestate10 Dec 2013 #244
Nixon and Reagan also got votes from older generations. jeff47 Dec 2013 #245
The world is a lot bigger than any subgroup of people. GliderGuider Dec 2013 #52
Damn it, enough with the fucking infighting. NuclearDem Dec 2013 #54
Agreed!!!! LongTomH Dec 2013 #67
Boomers sat by and let it happen joeglow3 Dec 2013 #69
Has it ever occurred to you that your ohheckyeah Dec 2013 #102
This started in the 80's joeglow3 Dec 2013 #107
Did you expect us to be ohheckyeah Dec 2013 #108
I was in college and apathetic joeglow3 Dec 2013 #110
I'm not sucking anything ohheckyeah Dec 2013 #117
College today is the high school dropout of your generation joeglow3 Dec 2013 #119
A good job? ohheckyeah Dec 2013 #123
I worked next to a lady with a high school degree joeglow3 Dec 2013 #130
And of course that experience ohheckyeah Dec 2013 #135
Most people don't pay off 75,000 in student loans in 5 years joeglow3 Dec 2013 #155
Well, if it's paid ohheckyeah Dec 2013 #174
We were handed Vietnam, Blue_In_AK Dec 2013 #158
Start talking, then. jeff47 Dec 2013 #162
Hello, volunteer army. Blue_In_AK Dec 2013 #164
Hello, crappy civilian job and education market jeff47 Dec 2013 #166
Hear hear! n/t ohheckyeah Dec 2013 #173
Apathetic? HappyMe Dec 2013 #118
Well, he was entitled to be apathetic, ohheckyeah Dec 2013 #125
The apathy thing really HappyMe Dec 2013 #133
Yeah, me, too. ohheckyeah Dec 2013 #136
I did notice the last time I HappyMe Dec 2013 #140
There are times I want to take the attitude ohheckyeah Dec 2013 #143
Yeah, it is getting old HappyMe Dec 2013 #147
I understand. ohheckyeah Dec 2013 #149
When we were 10? jeff47 Dec 2013 #109
I'm sorry, but do you really think we were all rolling around in money Blue_In_AK Dec 2013 #189
You weren't rolling around in debt. jeff47 Dec 2013 #232
I presume it's the same sort of contempt we had for our parents.... mike_c Dec 2013 #56
Once again the boomers are self interested. Focusing on their own children the millenials. Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #64
Uh...Millennials are Gen X's kids. jeff47 Dec 2013 #120
Strauss and Howe use 1982 as the Millennials' starting birth year and 2004 as the last birth year.[ Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #121
And lots of other people use 90's or later. jeff47 Dec 2013 #128
Kids today are another generation tabbycat31 Dec 2013 #258
When one considered what the boomer generation inherited versus what they did with it.... Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #66
Gen X is none too fond of the boomers, either. Laelth Dec 2013 #73
Very, very true. TDale313 Dec 2013 #116
The perception is that they are selfish taught_me_patience Dec 2013 #75
This thread has all the ingredients of a mega thesis Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #95
The boomers I know ohheckyeah Dec 2013 #105
Bull. Many younger people would kill for a starter home. TDale313 Dec 2013 #129
My husband was 60 when we bought this home, ohheckyeah Dec 2013 #142
I was close to 40 when my ex and I bought our first home. HappyMe Dec 2013 #150
No, I realize it's not. TDale313 Dec 2013 #151
That's nice. You notice it's not possible today? jeff47 Dec 2013 #156
^^^ this ^^^ TDale313 Dec 2013 #159
I probably will never own a home tabbycat31 Dec 2013 #260
Well, good for them. ohheckyeah Dec 2013 #261
Yeah, what generation voted for Reagan twice? Vashta Nerada Dec 2013 #90
The generational theft thing seems to be rubbing some Millenials the wrong way AngryAmish Dec 2013 #93
The Boomers are such a ridiculously large generation; therefore, it's impossible to generalize... YoungDemCA Dec 2013 #97
What you can generalize. Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #103
Statistics still work. jeff47 Dec 2013 #160
My first exposure to this generational conflict was in 1982 Orrex Dec 2013 #98
So our grandchildren will know...The boomer members of my family: Tikki Dec 2013 #104
The state we're in is the fault of both Millenials and Boomers DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2013 #126
+1...nt Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #134
I would be bitter too .... bvar22 Dec 2013 #127
Great ERA, buy you are missing the point hueymahl Dec 2013 #138
lol! HappyMe Dec 2013 #145
It's difficult to attend a rally when you're working 2-3 minimum wage part time jobs. (nt) jeff47 Dec 2013 #161
Really? ohheckyeah Dec 2013 #146
Disco??? bvar22 Dec 2013 #163
The problem is not all of you are fighting on this side. jeff47 Dec 2013 #171
Not all of "you" are fighting for the same side? bvar22 Dec 2013 #197
What you see as "whining and blaming" is people trying to talk about now. jeff47 Dec 2013 #226
What I see as "whining and blaming" is time wasted Whining & Blaming. bvar22 Dec 2013 #249
Sorry, had to feed my kid instead. jeff47 Dec 2013 #251
It never occurred to me ohheckyeah Dec 2013 #139
Question authority. Vote Regan. joshcryer Dec 2013 #185
Irony, thy name is Boomer hueymahl Dec 2013 #131
Oh, good grief... ohheckyeah Dec 2013 #148
Self absorbed much? hueymahl Dec 2013 #152
just another wedge for the 1% to distract and divide the 99% eShirl Dec 2013 #137
The OP's intention is obvious Cali_Democrat Dec 2013 #144
Surely you don't think everyone on a discussion board should cheer together... polichick Dec 2013 #170
Gawd, this is stupid. Good thing there aren't any actual burning issues to deal with. Comrade Grumpy Dec 2013 #141
everyone's bitching about "Boomer-caused" economic problems--but let's see who MisterP Dec 2013 #153
One generation to the one before: pfft Thirties Child Dec 2013 #157
Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2013 #169
i think much of it has to do with Reagan JI7 Dec 2013 #178
The real decline started with ..... musiclawyer Dec 2013 #180
The boomers tried to turn back civil rights and brought us the fucking drug war. joshcryer Dec 2013 #182
You might be taken more seriously if you said Blue_In_AK Dec 2013 #193
Nixon was a Boomer? Fumesucker Dec 2013 #211
Let me turn this around: It seems like there's a lot of contempt for Millennials from Boomers Hippo_Tron Dec 2013 #183
This is a very sensible post. Blue_In_AK Dec 2013 #192
The legacy of the boomer generation CFLDem Dec 2013 #195
Boomers could say that the legacy of the "greatest" generation Blue_In_AK Dec 2013 #198
Scott Walker, Rand Paul, Paul Ryan, Blue_In_AK Dec 2013 #196
I have a theory that these ALEC Xers eilen Dec 2013 #255
That makes me giggle. Blue_In_AK Dec 2013 #256
We're still going through the changes of the 60s. Zen Democrat Dec 2013 #201
True - changes that would've been completed sooner if the powers that be... polichick Dec 2013 #209
Classification by "generation" is divisive bullshit. n/t winter is coming Dec 2013 #202
As a boomer, I don't blame them. liberalmuse Dec 2013 #203
This Boomer is worse off because my Dad was ILA UNION HockeyMom Dec 2013 #204
Well, as a millennial / X-er hybrid... Scootaloo Dec 2013 #208
Perfectly said, but you left out one very interesting thing about the greed generation Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #210
I figured that was all implied when I noted the squandering of savings Scootaloo Dec 2013 #222
True enough. Anyway, well said! nt Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #223
Hippie punching? Really? Zorra Dec 2013 #237
Interesting link Scootaloo Dec 2013 #239
Just an instance, an example of Boomer Hubris: Healthcare eilen Dec 2013 #257
"Let me tell you why you resent me" is not generally the best way to start a conversation. LeftyMom Dec 2013 #213
Economically, the rich and wealthy run the US and our current situation is by their design. killbotfactory Dec 2013 #218
All of us Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 2013 #230
Thank you. Blue_In_AK Dec 2013 #234
The two groups have been in conflict for years. Millennials feel that Boomers are self bluestate10 Dec 2013 #240
Since I've been told that I'll live into my 90s, Blue_In_AK Dec 2013 #250
I love Boomers Harmony Blue Dec 2013 #254
I asked this question to my Boomer father a few weeks ago tabbycat31 Dec 2013 #259
Not a millennial, but my contempt for boomers comes from my workplace. Dawgs Dec 2013 #263
Well, MY contempt is for generalizations made from a personal small sample of "N." WinkyDink Dec 2013 #265
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