Posted on 07/15/2009 4:31:32 AM PDT by arthurus
“Some are even boomers themselves.”
I believe that. There are many self hating liberals around that are full of guilt. I know several of them.
I don’t see any “bashing” in it. He is just saying that people do what people do and react to the signals they perceive.
I’m a boomer, too, born in ‘55. Thankfully, we’re also out of debt, have saved and have diversified.
The trend I’m seeing is that fewer boomers, especially those in small businesses, are retiring.
Just like Mary Poppins, Practically Perfect in Every Way! I love these posts where people write about the fantastic decisions they made and how lovely everything is for them.
Actually, I was referring primarily to those whose birth certificates say “boomer”, but who recognize that the bulk of those in the same category are f****** morons. ;-)
ImpBill
You are not alone. Your story is my story.
When my company downsized in 2007 when I was 59 I knew I would never get anothe job that paid as well as the one I had so I decided to just retire. Leave the work force.
I could do that because we had no debt and we had savings.
It is possible, but you needed to start 15 to 20 years go getting your financial house in order.
Thank you. Our nations economy would be 10-15% larger just by virture of these people having been born and living.
The book Freakonomics attempts to draw a corollary between abortion and the drop in crime rates in the 1990’s.
What they really should’ve been looking at is how it was going to crash the economy. We are now in what would be termed the prime working years of those aborted. They would be generating the highest income and productivity of their lives right now.
Wittingly or not, Democrats are a force of evil and destruction. Constantly choosing short term gratification over the long term survival of the nation is pure Democrat, and pure stupid. Many followers are may not be acting with the motivation of our destruction, but are integral accessories to its occurence.
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Behind the portfolios are assets the present value of which have declined.
The Marxists are printing money at a truly unsustainable pace.
The result will be inflation that will revalue the assets and smooth over many of the rough spots.
Debtors will see their mortgaged assets rise in value and creditors will see their loan portfolios shrivel.
Well, really now. Ya think today’s parents have something to b*tch about? 8<)
What do you think Adam was complainin’ about to Eve the day after Cain killed 1/2 of their children?
IF I were to believe that, then I still have to ask why he focused his article on the BOOMERS being at the center of what he describes as a "mega-trend"? If people are "doing what they do and reacting to the signals they perceive", would that not apply to ALL people? Or, are non-boomers not people??
Of course, it applies to all people. Boomers are, however, a large group that came on the scene together and are leaving the scene all together. “Boomers” just describes a population phenomenon.
the Boomers...frankly was robbed!!!
Why, thank you! Additionally, I have never held a mortgage but own a home in the city and a farm in the country both completely furnished with all I need if things go south. My weakest resource is electronic cash in the form of CD's but with the gold and firearms, I do feel pretty comfortable. I have taught myself how to garden organically (including wild harvesting), can my food, brew my own beer and wine and butcher my own meat.
I hope everything is lovely for you as well, my friend.
“The real problem is there aren’t enough JOBS.”
But I thought the fools were all saying that we have a Jobless recovery and we shouldn’t worry.
The only bashing I’ve seen in this thread is against my generation: so-called “Generation X”. Whatever makes the boomers feel morally superior as they flush the future generations down the toilet, I guess. I can’t wait to work until I drop dead, under the weight of crushing debt.
Look to the furure: What will the siutaion be in 15 years?
In twenty years? Thirty?
Those future jobs are required to subsidize the social insercurity of the boomers retiring in the next 10, 20, and 30 years.
Today’s economy - getting raped by Zero and the liberals - can be saved (maybe - if health care, obamanomics, and cap-and-tax don’t permanently get installed) but the longer term economy is even worse.
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