“When you look at the numbers, the advantages boomers have enjoyed are breathtaking. Start with the economy. Boomers went to work in a job market that their children rightly romanticize. It delivered living-wage work for wide swaths of Americans, even those who didn’t go to college, which by the way cost a fraction of what higher education costs today, even after you adjust for inflation. A single earner could provide for a family. Employees could reasonably expect to advance in their companies and work their way into the middle class. Incomes grew across the board.”
So what did boomers do with those taxes and the money that was contributed to the economy? Who made laws sending manufacturing to other nations. Boomers with the applause of the boomers who voted for them.
I don't know about you, but I am a boomer. I stated working when I was about 15. It was to have enough money to go to college and work my way through. There were no loans, etc. A lot of us did that. Then when we were of age, we went to war. Start with the economy. Boomers went to work in a job market that their children rightly romanticize. That is really not true. Getting a job that paid a livable wage has always been hard. If I had the time and space I could tell you about employment rejection. It delivered living-wage work for wide swaths of Americans, even those who didn’t go to college, which by the way cost a fraction of what higher education costs today, even after you adjust for inflation. A single earner could provide for a family. Well, one has to take into account the taxes that were levied then as compared to the present, in total. That is a substantial reason why it takes two incomes to adequately provide for a family. Also, consider the punitive tax laws against business that now exist. That is why those jobs you mention no longer exist in the United States. They exist elsewhere. Employees could reasonably expect to advance in their companies and work their way into the middle class. Incomes grew across the board.†This is also a fallacy. It took hard work, talent and a desire to succeed to get what you just mentioned. There was nothing reasonable about it. So what did boomers do with those taxes and the money that was contributed to the economy? Who made laws sending manufacturing to other nations. Boomers with the applause of the boomers who voted for them. The boomers didn't do anything with those taxes. It was spent by Congress for all kinds of things, especially the welfare system. 22 trillion dollars since 1965. The money that was contributed to the economy made the economy boom so the employment you talk about could become reality. Congress made the laws, influenced by the environmental lobby and others. Remember, Congress was made up mostly of the 'greatest generation' until the early nineties.
I don't know about you, but I am a boomer. I stated working when I was about 15. It was to have enough money to go to college and work my way through. There were no loans, etc. A lot of us did that. Then when we were of age, we went to war. Start with the economy. Boomers went to work in a job market that their children rightly romanticize. That is really not true. Getting a job that paid a livable wage has always been hard. If I had the time and space I could tell you about employment rejection. It delivered living-wage work for wide swaths of Americans, even those who didn’t go to college, which by the way cost a fraction of what higher education costs today, even after you adjust for inflation. A single earner could provide for a family. Well, one has to take into account the taxes that were levied then as compared to the present, in total. That is a substantial reason why it takes two incomes to adequately provide for a family. Also, consider the punitive tax laws against business that now exist. That is why those jobs you mention no longer exist in the United States. They exist elsewhere. Employees could reasonably expect to advance in their companies and work their way into the middle class. Incomes grew across the board.†This is also a fallacy. It took hard work, talent and a desire to succeed to get what you just mentioned. There was nothing reasonable about it. So what did boomers do with those taxes and the money that was contributed to the economy? Who made laws sending manufacturing to other nations. Boomers with the applause of the boomers who voted for them. The boomers didn't do anything with those taxes. It was spent by Congress for all kinds of things, especially the welfare system. 22 trillion dollars since 1965. The money that was contributed to the economy made the economy boom so the employment you talk about could become reality. Congress made the laws, influenced by the environmental lobby and others. Remember, Congress was made up mostly of the 'greatest generation' until the early nineties.