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Laelth

(32,017 posts)
338. You're definitely on the border, generation-wise.
Fri Dec 6, 2013, 01:59 PM
Dec 2013

Thanks for the sympathy, the understanding, and the post.



-Laelth

As a boomer, I can appreciate what you're writing. Too many of us don't get it .... Scuba Dec 2013 #1
Thanks, Scuba. n/t Laelth Dec 2013 #5
used to be, you could have a single breadwinner in a family with just a high school eucation, and be dionysus Dec 2013 #6
I remember a US Savings Bond commercial from the early '70s Art_from_Ark Dec 2013 #10
What happened to the American dream? WHEN CRABS ROAR Dec 2013 #234
There ya go. truebluegreen Dec 2013 #250
It started with deregulation under Nixon. merrily Dec 2013 #260
I don't recall much deregulation under Nixon truebluegreen Dec 2013 #303
+1...nt Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #307
it was a rhetorical question... dionysus Dec 2013 #252
Reagan! Need I say more? n/t aggiesal Dec 2013 #253
What happened to the American Dream? They destroyed the union movement! B Calm Dec 2013 #289
some define me as a Boomer too hfojvt Dec 2013 #151
There are plenty of we boomers who DO get it 2naSalit Dec 2013 #220
I'm in this category, too. Silver Gaia Dec 2013 #258
Yup. 2naSalit Dec 2013 #277
You have to remember Boomers are a generation split down the middle brush Dec 2013 #238
Not to worry. I'm clearly not uncaring nor a fat cat. Scuba Dec 2013 #246
That's how I remember it, too Lydia Leftcoast Dec 2013 #278
Not just the Boomer generation ... JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2013 #311
Good point about the anti-draft motivation brush Dec 2013 #364
You're preaching to the wrong folk, cuz most of us here despised Reagan struggle4progress Dec 2013 #2
I appreciate that you read the post. Laelth Dec 2013 #4
you said what I THINK you said, young lady :wags finger: Schema Thing Dec 2013 #34
Thank you. n/t Laelth Dec 2013 #49
OK. Where I come from, "I don't blame you for ..." means "I know you did that but I understand why" struggle4progress Dec 2013 #36
I certainly appreciate the fact that you fought against Reagan and supply-side economics. Laelth Dec 2013 #63
My experience of politics is that often one must choose between doing the work and struggle4progress Dec 2013 #75
That's really interesting. Laelth Dec 2013 #92
See, RobinA Dec 2013 #133
Better? Laelth Dec 2013 #137
You have a lot of 2naSalit Dec 2013 #254
Ah, I see. Laelth Dec 2013 #292
Really? 2naSalit Dec 2013 #333
Sorry you feel that way. Laelth Dec 2013 #336
It's just advice about a certain style of political work, that "choose between doing the work struggle4progress Dec 2013 #194
I think I see what you mean. Laelth Dec 2013 #294
Are you sure you're a boomer? beerandjesus Dec 2013 #105
I earned my PhD in math years ago, then taught for years, so I guess I've met lots of 13ers. struggle4progress Dec 2013 #132
Did you also spend the Carter years and the Clinton years fighting supply side economics? merrily Dec 2013 #255
IIRC I spent some of the Carter years blaming everybody older than me for fucking everything up struggle4progress Dec 2013 #256
This has been going on since Nixon. Some dismantling of the New Deal merrily Dec 2013 #261
I agree. Reagan was just a harder turn right. I remember during the 80's discussing how long it adirondacker Dec 2013 #312
Thinking back, I remember giving Reagan the benefit of the doubt Ace Acme Dec 2013 #418
Correct. I would never vote for Reagan, and btw, my greatest generation parents HATED him! whathehell Dec 2013 #83
Boomers were about 30% "Hippie", 40% "Nixon Youth", 30% "Centrist" in the late 60s. jeff47 Dec 2013 #174
Yep, but even then, what was considered "centrist" was a lot more liberal than what it is now.. whathehell Dec 2013 #200
In 1984, I was teaching at a college that had an ROTC program, Lydia Leftcoast Dec 2013 #279
Yep, I believe it...As I recall, a number of universities would not whathehell Dec 2013 #295
ROTC saw a resurgence after most other sources of Federal financial aid Lydia Leftcoast Dec 2013 #327
Oh wow.. whathehell Dec 2013 #329
He threw so many Viet Nam vets out on the street! NCarolinawoman Dec 2013 #257
so true nt Tumbulu Dec 2013 #269
PhD in engineering and no job? GladRagDahl Dec 2013 #3
you should be ashamed of yourself. moxybug Dec 2013 #7
Because I spoke truth from experience GladRagDahl Dec 2013 #9
Anecdotally RobinA Dec 2013 #21
Telling a story about your husband isn't "first hand experience". It's second hand. JBoy Dec 2013 #67
Doubtful GladRagDahl Dec 2013 #71
LOL. Oh, OK. JBoy Dec 2013 #77
Your whole story is what is doubtful. There is a SURPLUS of computer scientists pnwmom Dec 2013 #267
Sorry But I Can't Agree ProfessorGAC Dec 2013 #97
I think the real question is, what kind of salary is he offering? beerandjesus Dec 2013 #117
I'll give you some first hand experience philosslayer Dec 2013 #209
Why don't you come back and brag when he actually has a job? pnwmom Dec 2013 #270
I'm a civil engineer... Blanks Dec 2013 #233
I have six engineers in my extended family in different sub-areas pnwmom Dec 2013 #265
depends on the area. a college friend of mine had a degree in mechanical engineering but ended up dionysus Dec 2013 #8
where are you and how is he recruiting elehhhhna Dec 2013 #16
Your compassion and sensitivity are a beacon to those of us lost in the wilderness. Orrex Dec 2013 #18
LOL, quite literally. Well said. n/t Laelth Dec 2013 #24
You read that poster's sig, didn't you? cyberswede Dec 2013 #219
I think you're honing in on a detail and missing the point Ian_rd Dec 2013 #23
Gee, I wonder why that is. Aerows Dec 2013 #28
That's not true GladRagDahl Dec 2013 #30
"Entry level" Aerows Dec 2013 #33
What do you want with a bachelor's degree? GladRagDahl Dec 2013 #40
I have a job Aerows Dec 2013 #46
Just out of curiousity, what do you do for a living? Marr Dec 2013 #127
Maybe for clarity you could post the specifics of the job your husband is offering? Maedhros Dec 2013 #237
Entry level is fine. Laelth Dec 2013 #299
I think you may have hit on a leftynyc Dec 2013 #42
Not really Aerows Dec 2013 #53
Disagree leftynyc Dec 2013 #61
Ask anyone in the IT field Aerows Dec 2013 #121
He's in the business school at UT leftynyc Dec 2013 #125
Those ridiculous expectations usually come from their parents Mariana Dec 2013 #147
You've stated it very well Orrex Dec 2013 #120
Bingo GladRagDahl Dec 2013 #73
That doesn't apply to GenXers as they aren't "right out of school" gollygee Dec 2013 #84
But they once were GladRagDahl Dec 2013 #89
20 years later? gollygee Dec 2013 #91
bored now GladRagDahl Dec 2013 #104
The problem is that you're thinking you're talking about basement dwellers gollygee Dec 2013 #106
My advise to you is to stop trying to reason with under the bridge dwellers. It'll Guy Whitey Corngood Dec 2013 #114
Ah yes....get called on bull, it's time to run away. jeff47 Dec 2013 #182
Maybe you should go give your husband some libertarian boot-strappy advice about AtheistCrusader Dec 2013 #286
early 90s GladRagDahl Dec 2013 #76
You must be speaking of MBAs/Wall Streeters. tosh Dec 2013 #119
I do live in NY leftynyc Dec 2013 #123
My ex-wife and I both graduated with IT degrees in 1984. ieoeja Dec 2013 #144
They were indeed getting leftynyc Dec 2013 #178
Are you speaking from personal experience? lumberjack_jeff Dec 2013 #215
Yes - very personal experience leftynyc Dec 2013 #217
Then he should put the job description here. pnwmom Dec 2013 #271
Why hasn't he spoken with a college campus? xmas74 Dec 2013 #420
So work as a nanny instead? lumberjack_jeff Dec 2013 #139
IT job availability is pretty localized. jeff47 Dec 2013 #183
Really? gollygee Dec 2013 #39
Then you guess wrong GladRagDahl Dec 2013 #45
So it's the first part gollygee Dec 2013 #48
HAHA I noticed that dodge too. laundry_queen Dec 2013 #80
So many personal anecdotes, so little analysis erronis Dec 2013 #158
So your world is a reflection of the entire nation? Rex Dec 2013 #47
The cartoon is no more a reflection of the entire nation GladRagDahl Dec 2013 #62
you gave YOUR anecdote… now others are giving theirs. and they do not jibe. nashville_brook Dec 2013 #81
Wow, now my strawman quota for the day is met <EOM> Colorado Liberal Dec 2013 #118
I don't know what fantasy world you are describing in your reply Rex Dec 2013 #201
Look to the signature line. Hissyspit Dec 2013 #284
Seriously, pokemon trading cards? Blanks Dec 2013 #235
Pokemon? kcr Dec 2013 #248
I 'm thinking your husband's experience is very much the exception fishwax Dec 2013 #79
Cool story bro! nt Guy Whitey Corngood Dec 2013 #85
There was a time... freebrew Dec 2013 #100
Buy that, it common uponit7771 Dec 2013 #109
Where are you located? DFW Dec 2013 #129
Zero applications - Something is seriously wrong with hedgehog Dec 2013 #161
Then he's doing it utterly wrong. jeff47 Dec 2013 #180
I would LOVE to see the job ad for that. I really would. Brickbat Dec 2013 #210
You want to know why? Post the details, we have a cadre of engineers that Egalitarian Thug Dec 2013 #214
Best answer yet! pnwmom Dec 2013 #263
I think it's quite telling a2liberal Dec 2013 #264
They never do. I went around with this nonsense in the late '90s Egalitarian Thug Dec 2013 #334
My husband works for a large engineering firm that is about to pnwmom Dec 2013 #262
I live in a college town. xmas74 Dec 2013 #421
Maybe he's not paying enough and is looking for an excuse to Lydia Leftcoast Dec 2013 #280
What salary is he offering? JoeyT Dec 2013 #287
Maybe if the pay was above minimum wage Blecht Dec 2013 #371
Engineering jobs tend to be centered in specific city areas. And engineering degrees are expensive. haele Dec 2013 #422
Yes, relocation may be necessary GladRagDahl Dec 2013 #11
Why should relocation be necessary? Laelth Dec 2013 #29
Yes -- harder, especially in some areas -- but GladRagDahl Dec 2013 #32
Oh so really this is about an emotional response. Rex Dec 2013 #51
+1. This is it. JBoy Dec 2013 #93
Pissed her hubby isn't allowed to have indentured servants instead of employees. Ikonoklast Dec 2013 #157
Boomer parent here who couldn't agree more! hedgehog Dec 2013 #164
Exactly. And I'll never understand why some people seem to think relocation is just no big deal kcr Dec 2013 #35
No, I won't concede that GladRagDahl Dec 2013 #50
Yeah, and it's not like anything has changed since the 60's kcr Dec 2013 #58
EVERYTHING has changed since the Sixties..Even the minimum wage was worth Three Dollars more in whathehell Dec 2013 #103
Three dollars more? Laelth Dec 2013 #128
Yes, three dollars more in SPENDING Power.. whathehell Dec 2013 #196
Admittedly, our VISA law is abused, and it hurts American labor. n/t Laelth Dec 2013 #229
It certainly does, and this has been going on since the mid-nineties, at least. whathehell Dec 2013 #296
Another gift from Bill Clinton? Laelth Dec 2013 #297
You betcha...He didn't start it, but he continued it with no problems...As Michael Moore has said, whathehell Dec 2013 #330
What percentage of a person's income went to housing in the 60s? gollygee Dec 2013 #59
And then add to that you're likely moving to an area with a higher cost of living kcr Dec 2013 #65
And you are likely moving from an area where you had at least a bit of family Nay Dec 2013 #152
Additionally, assuming that you can sell your existing house in an economically depressed area... Blanks Dec 2013 #236
Wow. That's too bad. Laelth Dec 2013 #66
Twice? jeff47 Dec 2013 #184
My field assumes up front anyone entering it will move several times a year. It's a bit annoying. nt Posteritatis Dec 2013 #239
Relocation costs money gollygee Dec 2013 #41
Doesn't matter to someone that got pissed off over a cartoon. Rex Dec 2013 #54
They forget that GenXers gollygee Dec 2013 #57
I agree, we cannot just magically pick up and move for free! Rex Dec 2013 #116
It might not be such a good choice even for someone very young Art_from_Ark Dec 2013 #251
One need only look at her signature... Oilwellian Dec 2013 #155
Yep. Middle finger to everyone, right out front. Ikonoklast Dec 2013 #187
I'll bet GladRagDahl Dec 2013 #68
We're talking about GenXers, not 20-somethings gollygee Dec 2013 #74
Or they could just borrow $20,000 from mom and dad to start a business, right? last1standing Dec 2013 #99
We GenXers have elderly parents gollygee Dec 2013 #111
I'll go further to say that her language is right out of the "Entitled Republican" playbook. last1standing Dec 2013 #124
So, everything's just like the 60's kcr Dec 2013 #130
WOW tazkcmo Dec 2013 #363
It wasn't for my parents, thats HUGE for people. Family infrastructure makes SO Much of a difference uponit7771 Dec 2013 #112
I've been claiming that our kids won't be leaving our home... Pholus Dec 2013 #12
Been hearing alot about multi-generational housing this year ... SomeGuyInEagan Dec 2013 #177
I like the concept, but hate that it is implemented.... Pholus Dec 2013 #249
Definitely agree. SomeGuyInEagan Dec 2013 #331
I agree. The 1% is having a good laugh at our expense. Laelth Dec 2013 #300
While I acknowledge there are some Boomers chervilant Dec 2013 #13
I'd guess over half of the boomers have had their own careers decimated while elehhhhna Dec 2013 #26
I'll have to reserve judgment chervilant Dec 2013 #78
You are right Chervilant. dotymed Dec 2013 #82
I am with you 100%!!! blue14u Dec 2013 #272
Thanks blue14u. dotymed Dec 2013 #291
Thanks for reading the post. Laelth Dec 2013 #301
Actually, chervilant Dec 2013 #361
I Get Your Point RobinA Dec 2013 #14
amen. read my post just above yours? elehhhhna Dec 2013 #27
Talking in terms of generations is useful. Laelth Dec 2013 #304
There must be some kind of sympathy & awareness. Eleanors38 Dec 2013 #15
There are far too many of those, I agree. Laelth Dec 2013 #305
Have you read this article? Ian_rd Dec 2013 #17
No. I had not read that article. Laelth Dec 2013 #306
Not just us Boomers, but our parents too,,,, KarenS Dec 2013 #19
Many Boomers are parents and Aunts and Uncles so We know whats going on kmlisle Dec 2013 #171
Thank you. That was a lovely post. n/t Laelth Dec 2013 #308
Thank You! Springslips Dec 2013 #20
Cheers, my friend. n/t Laelth Dec 2013 #31
Hopefully this OP blue14u Dec 2013 #274
I hope so too, and thanks for the kind words. n/t Laelth Dec 2013 #290
Not all of us Boomers are ignorant of the situation, we love our kids! Dustlawyer Dec 2013 #22
Thank you. Laelth Dec 2013 #298
"Many of us now need some real love" Hubert Flottz Dec 2013 #25
Thanks for callling attention to this quote from my OP. Laelth Dec 2013 #313
Most of we 98% are in that same boat! Hubert Flottz Dec 2013 #321
In my own time and on a few occasions, I have chosen love over money in my life. Laelth Dec 2013 #328
Well stated, Laelth. brer cat Dec 2013 #37
Thank you for the kind words. Laelth Dec 2013 #309
GenXer, born 1972, checking in ....... marmar Dec 2013 #38
Thanks. Laelth Dec 2013 #314
thank you G_j Dec 2013 #43
We are all, definitely, in the same boat. Laelth Dec 2013 #316
Part of the problem is how the educational system operates n2doc Dec 2013 #44
For many years, I was one of those graduate students. Laelth Dec 2013 #318
You should blame the Boomers ramapo Dec 2013 #52
Gen X wasn't old enough to vote for Reagan kcr Dec 2013 #60
Not true. Raine1967 Dec 2013 #160
No. kcr Dec 2013 #165
People born in '64 were able to vote for Reagan. Raine1967 Dec 2013 #176
For one thing, not that many of them did kcr Dec 2013 #192
Fine. I didn't state this: "Gen X wasn't old enough to vote for Reagan" Raine1967 Dec 2013 #205
You didn't state it. I did, because it's correct. kcr Dec 2013 #216
well those are the dates I like hfojvt Dec 2013 #168
Thanks for the info. Raine1967 Dec 2013 #181
but it was NOT Boomers hfojvt Dec 2013 #188
It was a combination of things that included Boomers. jeff47 Dec 2013 #191
but if only people under 30 got to vote hfojvt Dec 2013 #203
Because of that 44. jeff47 Dec 2013 #213
the end of the baby boom does not factor at all hfojvt Dec 2013 #273
Thank you for pointing this out kcr Dec 2013 #197
Understoood. eom. Raine1967 Dec 2013 #206
There were also Gen X'ers who may not have been old enough to RFKHumphreyObama Dec 2013 #242
Still a small portion of Gen X, and a very small portion of the voters over all kcr Dec 2013 #245
That is a pretty ridiculous claim eilen Dec 2013 #293
plenty of us did not fall for the Reagan con job Skittles Dec 2013 #223
Yup, and plenty of us are facing the same crap job-wise. GoCubsGo Dec 2013 #243
That makes a lot of sense. Laelth Dec 2013 #319
I am a Boomer who joined DU today (after lurking here daily for years) to reply to you.... zed nada Dec 2013 #55
Welcome to DU ~ zed nada In_The_Wind Dec 2013 #98
The good news jeff47 Dec 2013 #190
Welcome. Very thoughtful post. nt cry baby Dec 2013 #259
Welcome to DU zed nada blue14u Dec 2013 #275
I am honored. Thank you for the post. Laelth Dec 2013 #320
College mills and corporate America made a college degree worthless Rex Dec 2013 #56
My pleasure. Laelth Dec 2013 #322
Please stop with the boomer bashing Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 2013 #64
No doubt, Wall Street is the real culprit, here. Laelth Dec 2013 #70
I understand the general point you're making thucythucy Dec 2013 #138
Excellent post. Thanks. I appreciate the thoughtful response. Laelth Dec 2013 #143
Interesting about George Will flamingdem Dec 2013 #347
Bingo! nt Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #69
I don't know if this is what you are talking about, but... CoffeeCat Dec 2013 #72
Relocation is essential if the jobs are elsewhere. randome Dec 2013 #90
On the college front jeff47 Dec 2013 #195
I can see you have thought about this a great deal. Laelth Dec 2013 #372
You are so very sweet... CoffeeCat Dec 2013 #397
I took my son to the doctor last week... meaculpa2011 Dec 2013 #86
Probably PasadenaTrudy Dec 2013 #101
I'm sure you're right. meaculpa2011 Dec 2013 #166
My brother PasadenaTrudy Dec 2013 #212
+1 KurtNYC Dec 2013 #179
Very true. meaculpa2011 Dec 2013 #189
Good post. Sounds about right to me. n/t Laelth Dec 2013 #332
As an early boomer randr Dec 2013 #87
Excellent post. Laelth Dec 2013 #335
Oh, believe me I understand randr Dec 2013 #382
I am happy for your kids and your grands. Laelth Dec 2013 #383
Back at ya randr Dec 2013 #384
In the 80's I worked with guys that are now retired or were and have since passed away that brewens Dec 2013 #88
Very insightful post. Thanks. n/t Laelth Dec 2013 #337
This late Boomer gets it PasadenaTrudy Dec 2013 #94
You're definitely on the border, generation-wise. Laelth Dec 2013 #338
Sorry but as a boomer LittleGirl Dec 2013 #95
Sorry you took the post as a personal attack. Laelth Dec 2013 #339
The exact opposite of what you posted is true. former9thward Dec 2013 #96
Good points but I think it can get better if government played a better role than that of bystander. randome Dec 2013 #149
You and former9thward make good points. Raine1967 Dec 2013 #186
I hear you about the infrastructure. Ours used to be the best. Now, not so much. Laelth Dec 2013 #342
Well, Laelth, I did my part. malthaussen Dec 2013 #102
That means I have fewer people to compete against for reasonably well-paying jobs. Laelth Dec 2013 #145
It would be inconsistent for a person with my nick to add to population. malthaussen Dec 2013 #153
Well said Tumbulu Dec 2013 #310
I'm SORRY ! penndragon69 Dec 2013 #107
I really don't blame you (or any other Boomer) for Reagan. Laelth Dec 2013 #175
AMEN!!! My wife and I talked about this very thing this week. That OUR generation has to do things.. uponit7771 Dec 2013 #108
Quite true. Laelth Dec 2013 #134
+1 Raine1967 Dec 2013 #172
My pleasure. n/t Laelth Dec 2013 #230
too true justabob Dec 2013 #110
It's a colossal waste of human capital. Laelth Dec 2013 #343
Boomer checking in to say "I get it" Lifelong Protester Dec 2013 #113
Thank you. Laelth Dec 2013 #131
I would like to ask something of you, too, Laelth..... llmart Dec 2013 #244
I need to take some time to consider this post before I respond. Laelth Dec 2013 #345
i've had about as much "tough love" as i can stand. Sheri Dec 2013 #115
My pleasure, and thanks for the kind words. n/t Laelth Dec 2013 #370
you're welcome, sweetie. nt Sheri Dec 2013 #419
It is quite true . . . Brigid Dec 2013 #122
Thanks for the response. Laelth Dec 2013 #348
People with disabilities have always faced this problem. thucythucy Dec 2013 #126
I appreciate your adding this perspective. Laelth Dec 2013 #353
The problem is the idea that simply creating a whole bunch more exotic degrees lumberjack_jeff Dec 2013 #135
my brother and his wife are on food stamps southmost Dec 2013 #136
The OP illustrates one of the many reasons why it DOES NOT MAKE SENSE to ... Martin Eden Dec 2013 #140
Hear, hear! n/t Laelth Dec 2013 #365
having been in the academic job market 20 yrs ago... mike_c Dec 2013 #141
I really can't accept "same as it ever was." Laelth Dec 2013 #368
I hear you.... mike_c Dec 2013 #379
My expectations are quite low. Laelth Dec 2013 #381
Boomer tomato dude weighs in..... NRaleighLiberal Dec 2013 #142
+1 CountAllVotes Dec 2013 #198
Lovely post, NRaleighLiberal. Laelth Dec 2013 #377
I can understand your feeling riverbendviewgal Dec 2013 #146
There's a reason GenX votes in record low numbers jeff47 Dec 2013 #211
I greatly admired OWS riverbendviewgal Dec 2013 #218
Excellent analysis, jeff47. Thanks. n/t Laelth Dec 2013 #378
Real love CountAllVotes Dec 2013 #148
Lovely post and a great story. Thanks. n/t Laelth Dec 2013 #352
You think all us hippies voted for Reagan? HomerRamone Dec 2013 #150
This message was self-deleted by its author CountAllVotes Dec 2013 #154
If the welcome was for me, thanks but HomerRamone Dec 2013 #159
This message was self-deleted by its author CountAllVotes Dec 2013 #162
Divide et impera: plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose struggle4progress Dec 2013 #156
I thought I said the exact opposite. Laelth Dec 2013 #356
I saw that cartoon this morning. leftyladyfrommo Dec 2013 #163
I appreciate what you wrote. Laelth Dec 2013 #358
I saw this Doonsbury this morning, so was drawn to this OP mountain grammy Dec 2013 #167
What a beautiful post! Laelth Dec 2013 #366
Hang in there, kids! Times like this have happened before, just not as bad. raging moderate Dec 2013 #169
This time, it's lasting a lot longer. Laelth Dec 2013 #367
Strange. Larabee9898 Dec 2013 #170
You have been very fortunate, perhaps? n/t Laelth Dec 2013 #373
A tale of two cities (and two countries and two cultures) DFW Dec 2013 #173
You have done well by your children. Kudos to you. Laelth Dec 2013 #374
I'd be very foolish if I didn't acknlowledge that n/t DFW Dec 2013 #399
I also want to say, I think you are better than we were. raging moderate Dec 2013 #185
Interesting analysis. Laelth Dec 2013 #375
I always think back to when I was in college. Springslips Dec 2013 #193
+1. Well said. n/t Laelth Dec 2013 #376
The US was in an abnormal position 1945-1975 happyfunball Dec 2013 #199
America begin declining in the 1980's during Reagan's terms in office. Rex Dec 2013 #202
No, the 1970's weren't all that happyfunball Dec 2013 #204
The problem I'm having with this is that there is an assumption Skidmore Dec 2013 #207
Thank you..... llmart Dec 2013 #349
This post deserves a response. Laelth Dec 2013 #385
An Engineering PhD has to wait tables?? philosslayer Dec 2013 #208
Heard you the first time.. SomethingFishy Dec 2013 #221
stop demonizing boomers Skittles Dec 2013 #222
Don't worry, Skittles. Laelth Dec 2013 #344
I'm Gen X (also with PhD) and almost everyone I know with a PhD has a decent job aikoaiko Dec 2013 #224
Well that was my first thought too, somewhat extreme. Rex Dec 2013 #225
Agreed. aikoaiko Dec 2013 #226
Are there lots of opportunities for people like you to hang out with waiters? Laelth Dec 2013 #380
My Ph.D. program tracks every graduate. aikoaiko Dec 2013 #391
Cool. Thanks for the response. n/t Laelth Dec 2013 #392
What changed after Reagan? JDPriestly Dec 2013 #227
I am certainly no fan of "free" trade. Laelth Dec 2013 #387
As a boomer I do get it. Pakid Dec 2013 #228
I voted against Reagan twice. I hate Reagan's guts. Enthusiast Dec 2013 #231
My stepdaughter is just finishing up her degree in microbiology and immediately after is 1monster Dec 2013 #232
20 years ago was better than this, 30 years ago was just as bad (early boomer) diane in sf Dec 2013 #240
Alas, it was the Boomer's PARENTS that gave us Reagan. Demeter Dec 2013 #241
How dare you say that! CountAllVotes Dec 2013 #362
My father sent him money Demeter Dec 2013 #369
For someone who didn't want generational warfare, Curmudgeoness Dec 2013 #247
I am sorry you dislike the thread. Laelth Dec 2013 #393
I was intrigued by this discussion, Curmudgeoness Dec 2013 #395
Fair enough. Laelth Dec 2013 #396
Well, it seems a Boomer like Garry Trudeau understands. But then, I'm not sure most understand.... Moonwalk Dec 2013 #266
Good points. llmart Dec 2013 #351
Many of us late boomers went through this exactly in the early 80's Tumbulu Dec 2013 #268
Thanks for the response. Laelth Dec 2013 #402
Well, you raise a great question Tumbulu Dec 2013 #406
Thanks for the response. Laelth Dec 2013 #407
Yes, very true Tumbulu Dec 2013 #411
I just thought it was an interesting observation. Laelth Dec 2013 #412
I totally understand it Lydia Leftcoast Dec 2013 #276
The Millennials may save us all. Laelth Dec 2013 #390
As a late boomer, and a long time activist, I've been exhorting Luminous Animal Dec 2013 #281
k&r avaistheone1 Dec 2013 #285
when they killed our heroes, JFK, MLK, RFK....what happened? Chrom Dec 2013 #315
You really think the money people who run things care about demonstrations? djean111 Dec 2013 #326
Really? You need older people to fight? Do honestly believe that the majority of boomers have Luminous Animal Dec 2013 #389
I know some of these grads. TxDemChem Dec 2013 #282
I'd rather be lucky than good. Laelth Dec 2013 #394
"Boomers lack a frame of reference to understand how much harder it is to live in this world now." Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2013 #283
Most? Kaleva Dec 2013 #288
Boomer here - that not having a frame of reference? Bullshit. Born in 46, got one pair of shoes djean111 Dec 2013 #302
Jobs were scarce when we got out of school, too. leftyladyfrommo Dec 2013 #317
Meanwhile we have overpaid assholes on TV telling us we don't deserve what we have. Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2013 #341
Broad brush? divisive? Look at the post which I had responded to. Kaleva Dec 2013 #324
I am so sorry - I didn't mean to reply to your post - my life as a Boomer likely was djean111 Dec 2013 #325
A LOT of us boomers were the product of the flood of divorces in the 60s and 70s... Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2013 #340
No need to apologize! Kaleva Dec 2013 #346
I am pretty resourceful, can stretch a dollar a loooong way, djean111 Dec 2013 #354
You ought to check out the Frugal Living group here at DU Kaleva Dec 2013 #357
Thanks! I will check that out right now. djean111 Dec 2013 #360
"Money isn't everything." Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2013 #323
Precisely. Laelth Dec 2013 #350
In California apartments that used to go for $350 a month shoot up to $1,100 in 15 years.... Spitfire of ATJ Dec 2013 #359
The joblessness of those who have very good educations is very rarely discussed truedelphi Dec 2013 #355
This boomer graduated at in 1982. Multiple degrees. Yo_Mama Dec 2013 #386
. Laelth Dec 2013 #388
I don't rmember life ever being very easy. leftyladyfrommo Dec 2013 #400
You are not a boomer to this boomer.... Bennyboy Dec 2013 #403
The reason that shift happened was because the economy sucked so bad Yo_Mama Dec 2013 #404
My trade, Tilesetter/mason pays less, much less today Bennyboy Dec 2013 #405
All corrections go too far Yo_Mama Dec 2013 #410
Very informative post. Thanks. n/t Laelth Dec 2013 #408
Uh huh... a whole generation of doctorate holders... That must be it... Decaffeinated Dec 2013 #398
Your scorn and derision are noted. Laelth Dec 2013 #401
For many people I know relocation is... meaculpa2011 Dec 2013 #409
LOT OF TIME BEING WASTED ON THIS..... Blus4u Dec 2013 #413
Welcome to DU. n/t Laelth Dec 2013 #414
You might as well be yelling this into a wishing well. If the Boomers were capable of jtuck004 Dec 2013 #415
Sadly, it feels that way sometimes. Laelth Dec 2013 #416
Just look around. We can't get enough debt, yet it is the very thing that is killing us. jtuck004 Dec 2013 #417
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