Millennials With No Home of Their Own

Townhall.com ^ | August 9, 2013 | Suzanne Fields

[meadsjn]

The Millennials is the group that is supposed to lead out of our current dilemma. (If The Fourth Turning has any credence.)
God help us.

Think about how the teenagers fared and survived during the Great Depression. There are quite a few movies and books that show what it was like. The movie "Sea Biscuit" had some good surplus footage.

People are being shaped by their current experiences.

[meadsjn]

They have a blog, but it’s been mostly taken over by ‘Progressive’ types projecting their ideology upon current events.

You are correct that the discussion forum for The Fourth Turning has been taken over by progressives, but they have to do some unimaginable twisting to get the theories from the books to fit their very warped worldview.

[Future Snake Eater]

While I want to be sympathetic due to a horrible economy, I have to wonder how many of these folks voted for You Know Who both times.

[familyop]

"I believe that a global financial collapse is the “reset button” that the US desperately needs. This nonsense has got to stop, and our political leaders don’t have the will to do it."

I reckon you're right about that, and here's a little something added. Look at the more influential constituents behind those politicians, who are also the sponsors of the mainstream media, the local NIMBYs blocking any new small shop manufacturing, violating the property rights of others and spreading false rumors against men they don't even know.

They still get paid from the debt of de-industrialization, and they're trying to keep the present situation going as long as possible. They do so, while blaming groups that really have no say in politics or policies. They continue to push for their next bipartisan pet of a politician while going on with their brainwashing efforts of fronting up politicians for hope and blame.

So who is buying? Well, the aforementioned are. But the less influential folks in the pool of potential voters are buying less, as the game of debt shrinks to a close.

[ottbmare]

I don’t mind a global economic collapse. But first just let me get holed up on five or ten acres in the country, with some chickens, a horse, a goat or two, and a lot of ammo.

[BunnySlippers]

If they are living at home, can’t they sock some real savings away?

It’s never easy for any generation.

[tbw2]

I saw something similar in life. I realized that college was the best time to find a husband, since practically all the men are single and I could get a ton of first dates.
I developed a laundry list of questions from listening to Dr. Laura’s show. What are you going to do for a career? Do you want children? Where do you see yourself in ten years? I was up front - I was looking for a husband, not a good time. Many guys freaked. Better to weed them out now, before the emotional entanglement and the “He’s not right, but I love him”.
I was engaged by 20, married at 22 the weekend after graduation. First child at 26. Second before age 30.
I was ridiculed at work for my first, told I was having her too young. I had a husband I’d known for 6 years, a house, several years of working experience ... and they acted as if I were pregnant at 16.
Fast forward a few years. I have two kids in elementary school, and many of the peers who ridiculed me for aiming for a husband who wanted kids while in college are TRYING to find a guy like that now - after the field has been winnowed. Or they are TRYING to have children, and envy me mine.
We live in a society where women who make the choice to find a spouse and have children are denigrated. Until they realize that a decade of working and dating after college pushes you against the biological clock.
Bless you for your family. More people should feel free to follow your example.

[tbw2]

Question is: will these experiences turn Millenials into life long Republicans because of the horrors under Obama? Or life long Democrats because of dependency on the state?

[af_vet_rr]

The Millennials is the group that is supposed to lead out of our current dilemma. (If The Fourth Turning has any credence.)

The Millenials were screwed by liberal Baby Bboomers and never even had a chance.

[sergeantdave]

Excellent post.

I moved down south, and I was amazed by the number of families in the area. This small community I live in is loaded with families who have two or more children. The median age here is 32. With all the families here, the result has been a stable and vibrant community that votes about 70% conservative in national elections. They are also very religious.

People like you are following the right path in life. You deserve to be commended for your choices.

[VermiciousKnid]

tbw, you sound just like me 30 years ago. FWIW, I am one of the oldest in Gen-X; conceived during the Baby Boom, but just missing it by 2 months.

I did try to find a husband while I was in school, but no luck. After college, I lived at home. My best friend and I talked more than once about getting an apartment, but both of our parents thought that was a silly waste of money (we lived in NYC).

Instead, I got a job making good money, contributed to the household pot, and resumed my hunt for a husband. It took a little longer than I’d hoped, but I finally found a great guy. We married and I moved into his apartment (it was fun having a little apartment as newlyweds).

As soon as I became pregnant, we began looking for a house on Long Island, and soon enough, we found one, where we live to this day.

We celebrate our 20th anniversary this fall.

Now all that’s left to do is get the oldest into college (he’s a senior) and we can think about escaping NY for good.

I’d like to buy a big old piece of land somewhere, with a little pond or lake on it...and maybe have a little gentleman’s farm. Maybe I’ll even put up a couple of guest cottages to house our parents if the need arises.

It will take some doing, but I am a patient woman. We’ll get there, I’m sure.

Regards,

[VermiciousKnid]

PS: Forgot to say, that I commend you on your choices. I pray they all work out well for you!

[Elsie]

What's left out of this discussion is how illegal aliens have taken over the spots that our young folks should be working in.

Oh; did I say illegal aliens?

I meant to say Very efficient machines.

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After retirement, this city kid moved to the country, where my neighbors are Corn, Soybean and Wheat. My nearest HUMAN neighbors are at least one field away.

Just a few generations ago, they were tended by a vast army of men on small machines, and now 1 fella in a HUGE machine can get the work done amazingly fast!

It didn't take as much 'schooling' back then to get the work done (yet the schools produced BETTER educated people!) so when the amount of field workers needed decreased, we sent the kids into 'higher' education. (Translation: take them OUT of the workforce for 4 years. Naturally, this required more support folks - teachers, administrators - whatever)

So NOW we have a vast army of 'educated' folks, coming back into the working world, with NOWHERE to use their 'education'!

What to do?

[RegulatorCountry]

Surprise, it’s men’s fault. Didn’t see that one coming. /s

[ClearCase_guy]

Indeed. I've raised that point many times. We're heading toward a post-scarcity society in which machines can farm, and mine, and manufacture. We're going to have at least adequate levels of "stuff" without much need for human labor. There is a serious risk that we will have a welfare society in which a very large percentage (50+% unemployment?) of the people sit at home and wait for their government checks and government cheese.

To me, it's a bit like the atom bomb. War-making ability advanced to the point of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and then then Great Powers sort of looked at each other and asked "Now what??"
If our technology gives us access to sustenance but takes away our ability or need to make a contribution, we have to ask ourselves "Now what??"

I see it as the big issue of the 21st century.