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radius777

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86. Gen-X ie 'Baby busters' are the smallest generation,

Sun Dec 19, 2021, 05:07 PM

Dec 2021

that's why we don't register as much as the Boomers and Millennials.

Gen-X births are from '65-'80, which was a time when birth rates dropped. Our parents are Boomers and our younger siblings and cousins are Millennials.

"The worst crime is faking it." - Kurt Cobain
"We was young and we was dumb, but we had heart." - Tupac Shakur

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The data that shows Boomers are to blame for the labor shortage [View all] applegrove Dec 2021 OP

because after 40 years of corporate downsizing, outsourcing and offshoring DBoon Dec 2021 #1

Bingo! You are so correct nt Tickle Dec 2021 #12

Thank You ! nt Progressive Jones Dec 2021 #33

Exactly. AngryOldDem Dec 2021 #55

+1 uponit7771 Dec 2021 #60

I am making less then I was in 1999. Tommymac Dec 2021 #66

aging out and dying off is hardly something to blame nt msongs Dec 2021 #2

It is not blaming Boomers. It is stopping the blaming of the young who applegrove Dec 2021 #7

The CNN headline literally blames Boomers (nt) muriel_volestrangler Dec 2021 #95

Yes I see that. I skimmed that. applegrove Dec 2021 #96

Rightly or wrongly, youngsters have wanted boomers out of the way for decades. Hoyt Dec 2021 #3

Exactly Me. Dec 2021 #5

Nobody is blaming boomers for demographics. It is unfair however to blame the young for applegrove Dec 2021 #10

It Is Unfair Me. Dec 2021 #18

It is demographics. applegrove Dec 2021 #20

This is one of my right wing nutjob Millennial son's favorite whines. Progressive Jones Dec 2021 #36

Quite Me. Dec 2021 #67

Your anecdotes, while quaint, are irrelevant. Act_of_Reparation Dec 2021 #88

As Is Your Comment Me. Dec 2021 #98

Just what we need, another "ok, boomer" thread. brush Dec 2021 #4

It is demographics. Not okay to blame the young as lazy. applegrove Dec 2021 #9

What's the purpose of dividing Democrats? brush Dec 2021 #11

Nobody is dividing Democrats. I obviously hit the trifecta of things applegrove Dec 2021 #13

I haven't heard anybody say anything about young people... brush Dec 2021 #51

i've heard people saying that--on the news, on the radio orleans Dec 2021 #54

A lot of these would-be employers are completely delusional. Mariana Dec 2021 #64

Aren't they saying workers, not young people? brush Dec 2021 #77

I've Heard It, Plenty ProfessorGAC Dec 2021 #73

Aren't they saying workers, not young people? brush Dec 2021 #78

Young People ProfessorGAC Dec 2021 #81

I think it's workers in general. And apparently you missed... brush Dec 2021 #82

I Missed Nothing ProfessorGAC Dec 2021 #83

When did I call you ignorant? brush Dec 2021 #85

Workers, not just young people. We don't need another... brush Dec 2021 #79

Constant millennial/Gen Z bashing here, and yet pushback to try and say, 'hold on with that', gets Celerity Dec 2021 #24

I notice people bash Boomers, Millennials, and Gen Z Polybius Dec 2021 #32

My parents are Gen X, and I love them to death. Of course Gen Xers growing up in Celerity Dec 2021 #39

Nah, I think it's because they all forget we exist Bettie Dec 2021 #62

Gen-X ie 'Baby busters' are the smallest generation, radius777 Dec 2021 #86

A little different in my case Polybius Dec 2021 #87

I would work but at 70 my health will not cooperate. badhair77 Dec 2021 #6

Thank you for your service. Nobody is blaming boomers. It is demographics. applegrove Dec 2021 #8

I've been defend8ng young people, also. badhair77 Dec 2021 #14

I am with you. I always thought I would work till 80 like my grandmother did. applegrove Dec 2021 #15

The virus. Texaswitchy Dec 2021 #19

Well, gosh. We got old enough to retire and we did. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2021 #16

It is demographics. Nobody is blaming boomers. Seems no longer being able to call the young lazy hit applegrove Dec 2021 #17

No ornotna Dec 2021 #23

But read the article. applegrove Dec 2021 #25

I understand what you're trying to say ornotna Dec 2021 #29

Yes. They often are. applegrove Dec 2021 #31

"Boomers are to blame for the labor shortage." PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2021 #38

The GOP have been blaming the young and bad habits and greediness applegrove Dec 2021 #40

You keep saying "it is demographics " over and over BlackSkimmer Dec 2021 #52

Why are there not younger people ready to take the jobs boomers are leaving? honest.abe Dec 2021 #21

Exactly. I thought everyone knew boomers are such a huge demographic that there applegrove Dec 2021 #22

But this should be seen as a great opportunity for younger non-boomers. honest.abe Dec 2021 #27

Smaller families in the last 40 yr NickB79 Dec 2021 #34

Actually the numbers regarding the general population tells a different story. honest.abe Dec 2021 #69

And our economy has grown substantially larger at the same time NickB79 Dec 2021 #71

Well the OP has been saying over and over its demographics. honest.abe Dec 2021 #72

So the real question is why isn't that happening? Mariana Dec 2021 #65

I agree with you regarding low pay crap jobs but... honest.abe Dec 2021 #68

Most likely, their expectations are unrealistic in the current job market. Mariana Dec 2021 #70

A lot of working Americans are just burned out... KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2021 #26

Both of my parent just hit 60 this year and they both had their "early retirement". Claustrum Dec 2021 #28

Well that or the 800k dead Fullduplexxx Dec 2021 #30

Don't forget the Covid survivors who are too disabled to work. Mariana Dec 2021 #91

So, only two real options left then NickB79 Dec 2021 #35

LOL Lurker Deluxe Dec 2021 #37

Yep Meowmee Dec 2021 #58

67 Is Correct ProfessorGAC Dec 2021 #74

I would rather be blamed for everything wrong in the world than work until 72..LOL LeftInTX Dec 2021 #41

Work until 72? Kill me now, LOL. AngryOldDem Dec 2021 #57

OMFG. "NO ONE'S BLAMING BOOMERS! * NO ONE'S BLAMING BOOMERS!" Budi Dec 2021 #42

Unfortunate title I agree. Not in the meat of the story though. applegrove Dec 2021 #43

No, blaming boomers IS the entire meat of the story. Budi Dec 2021 #44

Where were the boomers attacked for being lazy or on the dole? applegrove Dec 2021 #45

Who blamed the "young"? Budi Dec 2021 #47

I doubt very much the attempt to fake their way out of an employees applegrove Dec 2021 #48

Exactly. Budi Dec 2021 #49

My wife and I both retired June 1st Joe Nation Dec 2021 #46

Reasonable answers for the job shortage. Makes sense to me. nt oasis Dec 2021 #50

Same Here ProfessorGAC Dec 2021 #75

I retired summer 2019. Plan was to work some in retirement however I decided Captain Zero Dec 2021 #53

I'm 61. AngryOldDem Dec 2021 #56

👏🏻 Meowmee Dec 2021 #59

I agree with you on the ageism of younger gens. Captain Zero Dec 2021 #63

I'm supposed to "mentor" these people. AngryOldDem Dec 2021 #76

My old friend JJ, hard core self-identified hillbilly Democrat from Oklahoma who retired Roisin Ni Fiachra Dec 2021 #61

We've seen this coming for the last 40 years FakeNoose Dec 2021 #80

This is ass backwards. There's a labor shortage because wages are too low Bucky Dec 2021 #84

So Boomers get screwed by employers too and its the Boomer's fault? Generic Brad Dec 2021 #89

Reaganomics hollowed out America. radius777 Dec 2021 #90

Boomers brought us REAGAN. budkin Dec 2021 #92

Damn right! We put in the hours, now it's the Millenials time to carry the load! 634-5789 Dec 2021 #93

See my user name Retired Engineer Bob Dec 2021 #94

Absolutely! Deep State Witch Dec 2021 #97