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In reply to the discussion: This, my friends, is far too typical for my generation. [View all]Laelth
(32,017 posts)We will have to agree to disagree on that.
The economic outlook for Generation X is just terrible. Truth be told, there's still hope for the Millennials and the generation that follows them, if we can turn our politics around, but hope is rapidly fading for Generation X. Many of us are in our 40s now, and we're still struggling. Most of us can't amass any wealth. Most of us can't get any economic security. If we can't get a decent, good-paying job very soon that we can then hold for ten or more years (so that we actually get something decent out of Social Security), we're done for. Many of us can't even buy used cars for our teen-aged children. The idea of putting them through college is enough to keep many of us up at night. If we were still young, there might be more hope. But we're not ... we're middle-aged and broke. Our parents were much better off when they were our age.
Just for some perspective ...
-Laelth