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19. BS. What happened on the watch of the greatest generation...
Sat Sep 10, 2022, 02:52 PM
Sep 2022

who saddled boomers with predatory and odious loan terms? It didn't start with boomers or will it end with boomers or GenXers, or Millennials or GenZers. It's a silly, easy cliche to blame everything on boomers. Another poster on this thread pointed out that the greatest generation blamed boomers for losing wars that they started, for being drugged out hippies protesting everything. But boomers are the ones who paid for their medicare and social security yet get blamed for everything.

Bullshit again. The entire greatest generation wasn't to blame for starting the predatory and odious loan terms for boomer students. Just the bankers and college administrator who did it are to blame, not the entire greatest generation.

Same with the boomers who were the first generation victimized by predatory student loans but now get the blame for every ill in our society. And what about the republican party that continually has pushed to cut college funding?

Stop repeating easy cliches that blame a whole generation. Some boomers are still paying off student loans, for God's sake.

The fuck you I got mine generation. Literally voted to take it away from their grandkids onecaliberal Sep 2022 #1
So right True Blue American Sep 2022 #5
enough with the stereotyping Skittles Sep 2022 #27
At least some of them are getting the message. onecaliberal Sep 2022 #45
Predatory and odious loan terms pushed on financially inexperienced students... brush Sep 2022 #2
What the hell is up with this OP? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2022 #3
Place the blame where it belongs...predatory and odious terms... brush Sep 2022 #7
This DURHAM D Sep 2022 #11
What's the hell is up? Well, it happened on our watch. Mine anyway -- I'm a boomer. KPN Sep 2022 #16
BS. What happened on the watch of the greatest generation... brush Sep 2022 #19
I'm a boomer. My loan experience is almost identical to KPN Sep 2022 #23
BS again. No generation is a cohesive voting, governing, policy-making... brush Sep 2022 #24
I didn't say that boomers were KPN Sep 2022 #41
Agree True Blue American Sep 2022 #34
Could it be because of all this weakoning True Blue American Sep 2022 #33
Government backed loans were 7% True Blue American Sep 2022 #35
In the beginning Boomers were constantly trashed by the "Greatest Generation". DURHAM D Sep 2022 #4
I'm a boomer Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2022 #6
So stop trashing Boomers and just trash Republicans. DURHAM D Sep 2022 #9
I don't believe article blames boomers Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2022 #12
+1. Not this Boomer, and I was horrified when Dutch, The Gipper won in 1980. appalachiablue Sep 2022 #15
Now you're talking. The republican party has always been a constant... brush Sep 2022 #10
Not all boomers. Those who voted for Reagan. True Blue American Sep 2022 #36
We let the jocks take over. It is our fault. Chainfire Sep 2022 #8
My picture wasn't quite as rosy, since I made women's wages Warpy Sep 2022 #13
I am not the writer of the editorial Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2022 #14
So? You posted it. murielm99 Sep 2022 #17
You addressed me like I was the writer. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2022 #28
I am not the one who addressed you. murielm99 Sep 2022 #30
Excellent opinion piece. If you're a DU'er and a boomer, don't take it personally. It's not KPN Sep 2022 #18
BS. See post 19. It's such a lazy cliche to blame boomers... brush Sep 2022 #22
Oh, you again. KPN Sep 2022 #42
Yeah, me again. And I stanb by my response as well. brush Sep 2022 #47
Giving student loan forgiveness that just gets added to the national debt MichMan Sep 2022 #20
In 1970, the minimum cksmithy Sep 2022 #21
Right! True Blue American Sep 2022 #37
I would posit, and I'm surprised more DU people don't agree, that it is the Martin68 Sep 2022 #25
I agree. cksmithy Sep 2022 #26
Agreed Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2022 #29
Agreed. It's republicans constantly decreasing education... brush Sep 2022 #39
The Reagan era brought out a lot of reactionary assholeism in boomers. jaxexpat Sep 2022 #31
And there are x-ers and y-ers and z-ers and mill-ers who have voted for Trump, or not voted. Martin68 Sep 2022 #32
That National Guard was brought in True Blue American Sep 2022 #38
OTOH, people who were liberal in their youth turned reactionary when they got older. shrike3 Sep 2022 #44
And many became Conservative True Blue American Sep 2022 #46
I'm not gonna blame every boomer vercetti2021 Sep 2022 #40
"The least generous generation." shrike3 Sep 2022 #43
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