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June 25, 2007 at 9:55 AM #9380June 25, 2007 at 9:57 AM #61843
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ParticipantCatchy title for a thread..
June 25, 2007 at 9:57 AM #61884ParticipantCatchy title for a thread..
June 25, 2007 at 10:03 AM #61888Bugs
ParticipantIf I was seeing a GenX that was behaving more responsibly I’d agree with you. But I’m not. If anything, I’m seeing a younger generation whose primary attribute so far has been the extension of their childhood at all costs; most of which are being paid by their parents.
Your time will come soon enough, and when it does I’m pretty sure the generation behind yours’ will have similar criticisms.
June 25, 2007 at 10:03 AM #61847ParticipantIf I was seeing a GenX that was behaving more responsibly I’d agree with you. But I’m not. If anything, I’m seeing a younger generation whose primary attribute so far has been the extension of their childhood at all costs; most of which are being paid by their parents.
Your time will come soon enough, and when it does I’m pretty sure the generation behind yours’ will have similar criticisms.
June 25, 2007 at 10:04 AM #61851PerryChase
ParticipantI agree, we need to organize young citizens to vote and cut off the benefits to the greedy baby boomers.
Young people don’t vote so they get screwed. Want to change the system then vote. Young folks don’t vote because they are too busy listening to Britney Spears.
June 25, 2007 at 10:04 AM #61892ParticipantI agree, we need to organize young citizens to vote and cut off the benefits to the greedy baby boomers.
Young people don’t vote so they get screwed. Want to change the system then vote. Young folks don’t vote because they are too busy listening to Britney Spears.
June 25, 2007 at 10:17 AM #61859cr
ParticipantYou certainly can’t cover it with one statement but maybe irresponsible Gen-Xers are the result of irresponsible baby boomers?
I don’t think GenX lifestyles are funded by parents as much as they are by debt. A trait taken from their parents who will end up being supported by their kids when they can’t work anymore.
Maybe then GenX will be forced to learn to live responsibly.
June 25, 2007 at 10:17 AM #61900ParticipantYou certainly can’t cover it with one statement but maybe irresponsible Gen-Xers are the result of irresponsible baby boomers?
I don’t think GenX lifestyles are funded by parents as much as they are by debt. A trait taken from their parents who will end up being supported by their kids when they can’t work anymore.
Maybe then GenX will be forced to learn to live responsibly.
June 25, 2007 at 10:18 AM #61902SD Attorney
ParticipantNice post Bugs, your right. It is my peers that set monetary policy in America. It is my peers that mail themselves credit card applications daily. It is my peers that charge an arm and a leg for rent. It is my peers that control the Fortune 500 companies and then decide to pay themselves a crappy wage. It is my peers that run mortgage brokerage houses. It is my peers that sell themselves used cars at absurd interest rates. It is my peers that sit in Congress. It is my peers that move their companies overseas to avoid paying taxes and fair wages. It is my peers that own Wal-Mart, Target, K-Mart, Albertson’s, Von’s, Exxon, Microsoft, etc. etc.
What planet are you on?
June 25, 2007 at 10:18 AM #61861ParticipantNice post Bugs, your right. It is my peers that set monetary policy in America. It is my peers that mail themselves credit card applications daily. It is my peers that charge an arm and a leg for rent. It is my peers that control the Fortune 500 companies and then decide to pay themselves a crappy wage. It is my peers that run mortgage brokerage houses. It is my peers that sell themselves used cars at absurd interest rates. It is my peers that sit in Congress. It is my peers that move their companies overseas to avoid paying taxes and fair wages. It is my peers that own Wal-Mart, Target, K-Mart, Albertson’s, Von’s, Exxon, Microsoft, etc. etc.
What planet are you on?
June 25, 2007 at 10:24 AM #61865trex
ParticipantIt isn’t about which generation is more or less responsible. Both older and younger generations have their share of irresponsible behavior.
It’s really just about demographics. There is a big group of people in their prime earning years that want to buy their nice homes and have the means to do it now. That makes it harder for us gen xers to compete. I see this all the time in Mission Beach – people buying the nice condos there are older and don’t care if prices go down – they just want to enjoy it before they die.
So what’s the future for gen xers? Our time will come in a few years when the older generation is spending all their wealth on leisure, and businesses have a tough time finding high/mid level management. I already see it in my business – there is a serious shortage at the mid level, though plenty of seniors and entry-level types. That will mean higher wages and cheaper vacation style houses and so on in a few years.
Stop whining and get back to work!
June 25, 2007 at 10:24 AM #61907ParticipantIt isn’t about which generation is more or less responsible. Both older and younger generations have their share of irresponsible behavior.
It’s really just about demographics. There is a big group of people in their prime earning years that want to buy their nice homes and have the means to do it now. That makes it harder for us gen xers to compete. I see this all the time in Mission Beach – people buying the nice condos there are older and don’t care if prices go down – they just want to enjoy it before they die.
So what’s the future for gen xers? Our time will come in a few years when the older generation is spending all their wealth on leisure, and businesses have a tough time finding high/mid level management. I already see it in my business – there is a serious shortage at the mid level, though plenty of seniors and entry-level types. That will mean higher wages and cheaper vacation style houses and so on in a few years.
Stop whining and get back to work!
June 25, 2007 at 10:31 AM #61867meadandale
ParticipantWow, greedy baby boomers are the cause of all your woes…
I guess that’s why I see gen X’rs driving BMW’s while working at starbucks, buying 65″ big screen tv’s when they are earning $30k/year, taking european summer vacations from college instead of getting a job cause they can ‘only’ make $12-15/hour. They are carrying the country on their backs LOL
Gen X, as a group, has one of the worst work ethics in the history of our country. Perhaps because they were given everything while being expected to do nothing by the very Baby boomers that were their parents.
LOL, thanks for the morning laugh.
June 25, 2007 at 10:31 AM #61909ParticipantWow, greedy baby boomers are the cause of all your woes…
I guess that’s why I see gen X’rs driving BMW’s while working at starbucks, buying 65″ big screen tv’s when they are earning $30k/year, taking european summer vacations from college instead of getting a job cause they can ‘only’ make $12-15/hour. They are carrying the country on their backs LOL
Gen X, as a group, has one of the worst work ethics in the history of our country. Perhaps because they were given everything while being expected to do nothing by the very Baby boomers that were their parents.
LOL, thanks for the morning laugh.
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