You keep trying to refute the idea of selfish babyboomers with the fact that your non-boomer parents worked for everything. Had he said selfish boomer parents, it would make sense. Just because parents aren’t selfish and hard working doesn’t mean the kids are the same.
Too, it was a whole lot of those greatest generation parents who enacted welfare. Go further back and you have social security. Go even further to get income tax.
If both parents have to work now, it’s not because of this generation, it’s because of the previous ones. Now we have a boomer president who pushed for a drug entitlement which will mean even less financial freedom for our kids.
Not all boomers are problems, just as not every person of any particular age is. It’s just that “boomers” has become synonymous with the dirty stinking leftist hippie. The reason for that is the very vocal hippie who hasn’t grown out of being a hippie, and is doing all they can to remain immature. They constantly pine for the “glory days” of being a dirty stinking leftist hippie, basically upset that they’ve aged. If you’re not a dirty stinking leftist hippie, you shouldn’t be upset. 8-D
No, this was my comment.
I recall my folks bought their first home, it was *brand* new. My Dad use to go to the gas station and say, "gimme a bucks worth of regular". Then they cleaned his windshield, checked his oil and tires. We had everything we needed. And Mom NEVER had to work.
It only took one income back then to buy a brand new home and raise a family to boot.
Just try that today.
Not to mention, they had secure jobs, with great medical benefits, and most had pensions. It was no big deal back then, and was more or less expected.
Today, one is lucky to just have a secure job. They're almost unheard of.
We too have worked for everything, EXCEPT it's taken two (2) full time incomes
it was a whole lot of those greatest generation parents who enacted welfare.
Welfare? Those on welfare have nothing and deserve nothing.
My comment was about the (boomers being selfish) comment. Which is total BS.