re: This depressing chart shows the jaw-dropping wealth gap between millennials and boomers

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We had all but completely pulled out by then. We allowed the ARVN forces to take it on the chin. The biggest strike the NVA threw at us failed miserably in 1968. Not a single battle that the US military was engaged in was lost. We absolutely kicked the shite out of the north Vietnamese starting in 1964.

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How do you define 'winning' a battle in a war that is not territorial in nature?

Example being Hamburger Hill

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As it had no real military significance aside from the presence of the PAVN on it, Major General John M. Wright who replaced MG Zais as commander of the 101st Airborne in May abandoned the hill on 5 June as the operations in the valley wrapped up. Zais would comment: "This is not a war of hills. That hill had no military value whatsoever." and "We found the enemy on Hill 937 and that's where we fought him."[8]:22 The battle brought into sharp focus the changing US tactics from Westmoreland's search and destroy operations designed to engage PAVN/VC forces whenever they were located, to Abrams' new approach of attacking the PAVN/VC logistics "nose" which would be prepositioned to support attacks and which, if disrupted, would prevent large-scale PAVN/VC attacks.[8]:22-3

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Historically, going back to the Greeks, if not earlier, winning the battle meant being in possession of the field when the battle ended./

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Historically, going back to the Greeks, if not earlier, winning the battle meant being in possession of the field when the battle ended./

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and when is the last time that happened?

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and when is the last time that happened?

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I’d guess in the US military sense, the last time we fought a major engagement.

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1960 you didn’t have a monthly cell phone bill, Internet, cable, streaming services, etc etc.

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I think this is a little overblown because it’s just not that much money

$70 phone
$70 for internet/cable
$30 for prime and Netflix
That’s $1700/year... maybe double it if you want to get all the best stuff

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Of course, this just raises other issues with regard to how we measure wealth. A boomer in their 30s did not have access to things like cell phones, streaming services, life saving medicines. Millenials have all those things that improve their lives that even the wealthiest boomers did not possess in their 30s.

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what in the hell does this mean???

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My pops told me to learn a trade, get in union, and retire with a nice pension, and money in the bank. I went Union route, but Chrysler and made nice jack at 18.

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Not everybody grows up in a town with that kind of industry in it. Had I wanted to find a job out of high school that paid more than $10/ hr I would have either had to know a farmer or move.

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It's so annoying when they complain. Just skip your daily
Starbucks and avocado toast ffs.

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I know you are saying this as a bit of a joke, but I think you point out part of the problem.

Millennials have grown up in an economy that is heavily depended on on retail. Retail makes up what? Somewhere around 70% of the US economy? In other words, it depends on everyone spending money.. And not saving.

And its made easy. People are going to coffee shops and paying a lot more for a cup of coffee than they would pay if they bought it in the store and make their own.

People eat out more than ever before. When I was a kid, it was rare for my parents to go "pick up something to eat". When we ordered a pizza or went to McDonalds or whatever.. it was for some type of event or something going on. But people pick up food more today.. Its easier, but its more expensive than cooking.

Also, the price of housing, cars, etc has gone up well past the rate of inflation. Not to mention, there are also other cost that people pay today than in the past.. Cell phone bills, internet, etc.

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