Damus
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i'm not a huge fan of the generational blame game, but the baby boomers were the largest voting bloc for decades. they inherited a high-growth affordable system and then proceeded to vote time and again for policies that led to this outcome for their kids and grandkids.
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kyle-moore · 5w
They voted for the fed? They voted for removing the gold standard? They voted for money printing? They dont even know what any of that is. There clueless.
kyle-moore · 5w
Remember before covid how nobody knew what inflation was? Ever meet a boomer/ gen x that keeps cash under the mattress? You just looking to point fingers?
Ryan Reynolds · 5w
The above is a mess, I agree. Not sure how the Boomers get the blame though. The oldest ones (my dad was born in 1946) weren’t meaningfully ‘running’ anything until the 1990s at the earliest. The factors that have been ruining our society predate that be at least 30 years. Now, if you want...
Troy · 5w
Does this mean you're responsible for currently passed legislation?
FernandoTheKoala · 1w
As others said boomers had no idea what they were voting for and what the consequences would have been. Let's not blame each other and let's make team gains the real enemy (the system). We can shit on boomers when they say "youngsters have no motivation, in my time....". In this case yes, we can s...
crrdlx · 1w
You have two qualifiers here: married and home ownership. I think the marriage factor alone is a big part of this. Simply, young people aren't marrying, thus they cannot be married and homeowners (regardless of any voting or economic situation). Percent married at age 30. 1950: 80-85% 1960: 85-90% ...
cryptowolf · 4d
boomers are the only ones who support Jewish genocide of Palestinians and the Jewish-America war on Iran. I have no sympathy for their children. Give them nothing, and take from them everything! FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA! PALESTINE SHALL BE FREE! FUCK ISREAL-TRUMP!