Many baby boomers continue to shine in the limelight of well-paying, secure jobs as their kids look for employment.
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Many baby boomers continue to shine in the limelight of well-paying, secure jobs as their kids look for employment, according to The Daily Beast.
Because the older generation is already settled in their jobs, they are guaranteed higher salaries and pensions, according to the article. This forces adults ages 25 to 34 to accept lower salaries for jobs in supermarkets, factories and government.
A Brookings study shows the government has been favoring the elderly for a generation, spending up to 2.4 times more than on children, according to The Daily Beast.
The lack of money has increased the number of adults living with their parents to one in five, double what it was 30 years ago. Those preparing to enter the workforce have to look for different ways to opportunities, according to the article.
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Unfortunately, those baby boomers have all the good jobs, the good income, and interestingly, incurred teh 15 trillion dollars of debt as well.
The moral legacy may be better than what the new generation has, but the fiscal legacy of the More..
Baby Boomers were born after WWII. The first boomers were about 10 yrs. old during Korean Conflict. Boomers that we owe a debt of gratitude did serve in Vietnam.
The 15 trillion dollar debt can not be directly attributed to Boomers, More..
I have been posting this exact thing dozens of times and desnews always filters out my posts. Too late the damage is done.