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Shall we ask the baby boomers (1946-’60) to sacrifice entitlements to save America?

admin January 6th, 2010

subwm4bush asked:


Or should we force cuts in their massive entitlements to cut the debt?
It is highly unlikely that the Worst Generation will willingly them up.
You do not know which generation I am from. The fact is that the baby boomer generation grew up with a sense of entitlement and has ****** off the teat of the greatest generation for far too long. We will not be able to afford their massive entitlements as they retire.
There are different time spans for the baby boomer generation. Some say ‘44-64, others have different time periods.
Most baby boomers did not serve in Vietnam.
We boomers ARE the narcissistic generation. See here for some of our denial on entitlements.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2007/01/baby_boomers_are_selfishly_sil.html
The only ideology we have held true to is our ideology of personal indulgence. Sex, drugs and rock n roll when we were young. Then we got older and it was, money, money, money. Now we want to live much longer and well beyond our means in affluent retirement.
You offer no details on how our generation has enriched society.
Why wait to cut boomer entitlements? It is an economic crisis time bomb bigger than the sub prime bust.
http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/28/magazines/fortune/babyboomcrisis_walker.fortune/index.htm
http://www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/2007/12/baby_boomer_gen.html
Face it, our generation is seen as the narcissistic ME ME ME generation. Us older baby boomers have siphoned off most of the wealth. Younger baby boomers are left out, then the following generations have even less. I think our parents are right. We were coddled and spoiled and we went from spoiled brats to spoiled hypocritical adults. Now our children and grandchildren agree with our parents. We are the Worst Generation. We should willingly sacrifice for the future of America.

Bryant