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In reply to the discussion: Read a post that said DU sucks. [View all]Bettie
(16,088 posts)you are somehow "disrespecting" older people.
I don't get it. I want the world to be better for people coming after me, but as a GenX person, I saw the ladder of opportunity being lifted out of my reach just as I was entering adulthood.
Started college with low tuition that had more than tripled by the time I finished. Now? My kids' tuition/room and board for one year is more than I paid for my entire education. They are at a state university, with in state tuition.
We're fortunate to have decent health insurance, but we still pay a lot since we seldom meet our out of pocket max (and lucky we are not to have major health problems). God forbid you need dental work, even dental insurance doesn't cover much more than cleanings and the occasional filling.
And yes, people used to get a lot of help from regulations enforced by the government. But, of course the problem is all those damned kids...SMH.