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In reply to the discussion: Read a post that said DU sucks. [View all]Farmer-Rick
(10,140 posts)I got $300 a semester tuition at good colleges. I got summer factory jobs that let me save up for college. I got to work as a waitress and was still able to afford a car, rent, food, clothes and college tuition.
The federal student loans I got were deferred interest, at rock bottom interest rates. I got a good paying defined benefits pension plan after working for 20 years.
I got cheap cars, half decent pay and low rent while I tried to raise my family. I got good tax deductions for every child and for mortgage interest. I got no taxes on my stepdaughters social security, loan forgiveness or for making less than $20,000 a year on my side hustle.
My parents had good pensions and benefits, so I didn't have to pay for their care at the end of life.
I didn't have to worry about the earth melting away or if my children would curse me for bringing them into a dying world so that some filthy rich man could make an extra few bucks.
Millinials can not and did not get any of those things. They don't want free stuff. They just want the same stuff we got.
PS DU is great because as long as you don't bad mouth Democrats, you can talk about most anything and have a very good discussion.