re: Baby Boomers: The Entitled Generation?

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No, but you idiots think you should go right to the top of the pay scale simply because you have a degree.

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i own my own business, bro

$50k/year (a number mentioned on this page) is not "the top of the pay scale", either, especially in an urban area

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We're trying to kill them off, but you millennials turn out in droves to vote them back in exchange for promises of 'free stuff' funded by the other fellow's dime.

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those jobs vanishing aren't a political issue. it's an economic issue, which necessitates a degree, which is why the younger generations are so much more educated and qualified for entry-level jobs than what the boomers were. yet, their opportunities are very dire.

until the boomers retire, there simply aren't enough jobs. since the boomers refuse to retire, the ripple is that the young generation of qualified entry-level employees are denied that economic opportunity. it's a simple numbers game, and the one group who can't be blamed is the one who lacks power.

also, you're ignoring the monetary policy destroying earning and earning potential as well as the debt the boomers have left the younger generation with (as well as teh expectation that the younger generation continue to subsidize the lives of the boomers). we're talking $14-17T in actual debt and something insane like $50-80T in unfunded liabilities that the boomers expect to have paid