" She notes that a lot of the late boomers got to see all bad results of the early boomers without having to experience it directly, which gives them a different perspective"
Very true. The late boomers got to see some of the bad results of hedonistic leftism.
No kidding. As a late boomer myself (born 1958), I don't have anything in common with that crowd. I graduated high school in 77, and college in 81, and never even saw any of those hippie protests. We were trying to shake the Carter mallaise, then came of age during the glorious Reagan years. The difference in unfluences between the early and latter boomers is so stark that no only do I not identfy with them, I think classifying us as boomers is totally off base. Throwing us into the same catagory is intellectually lazy.
I've been pulling the wagon ever since I graduated from college, and am nowhere near the age for the receipt of any kind of benefits. Not that I expect any. I've saved for my retirement, and don't think Social Security as we know it will be around in 20 years.