BF2S Forums Is my generation screwed?

chittydog wrote:

Instead of worrying about all the retirement funds the baby boomers will be using (social security isn't enough to live on anyway), think of all the JOBS they'll be leaving behind. That's a lot of opportunity for my generation, which will leave lot's of open positions for your generation.


@Donkey. Generations are more than two years long. If he just graduated and you're typing on this forum, you're the same generation.

Sydney wrote:

chittydog wrote:

Instead of worrying about all the retirement funds the baby boomers will be using (social security isn't enough to live on anyway), think of all the JOBS they'll be leaving behind. That's a lot of opportunity for my generation, which will leave lot's of open positions for your generation.


@Donkey. Generations are more than two years long. If he just graduated and you're typing on this forum, you're the same generation.

Doesn't have to be, my cousin is one year younger than me but one generation above me. His father is my grandmother's brother.

Diesel_dyk wrote:

Is my generation screwed?

Yep, the baby boomers are the original "ME" generation and their selfish attitudes are going to suck us all dry until the day they all die off.

Wonder why the financial markets and wall street are all screwed up? Its all the retirement money that invaded the stock market. the baby boomers were looking for high returns so they can retire to warmer climates at age 55... and leave us hanging with the bill.

ME ME ME ME ME ME ME MINE....

Diesel_dyk wrote:

That would be nice but I think the inflation waves that are about to hit are going to ensure that when the boomers die off there won't be much left but a nursing home bill.... Also the market crash probably means that a lot of boomers are not going to be able to retire early. They will have to stay in their jobs making the job market tighter for everyone else and they will probably have to work to supplement their retirement after they do retire.

CameronPoe wrote:

ATG wrote:

What does that mean Cam. The whole system will collapse?

What then, do we eat our children?

It means there will be something akin to the depression of 1929. People didn't need to eat their children then. They got by through massive amounts of government intervention in the economy and in their lives. The unfettered capitalism monster has gorged itself and it now needs to be slain and replaced with responsible capitalism. Earning your rewards needs to replace economic growth that only exists on paper. Moral and ethical responsibility and prudence is key to the future. It's amazing that after 1929 it was allowed to happen again.

“As a result, the culture of investment banks was conveyed to commercial banks and everyone got involved in the high-risk gambling mentality. That mentality was core to the problem that we’re facing now,” Joseph Stiglitz (2-time Nobel Prize winning economist).

Last edited by topal63 (2008-10-15 12:41:39)

Flaming_Maniac wrote:

usmarine wrote:

every generation has said the same thing.  stop bellyaching.

bullshit. Every generation has unique problems, and they are certainly not all of the same magnitude. You think the Vietnamese generations before the Vietnam war had the same complaints as the generation that had to deal with the war and its aftermath?

Everything has to come crashing down on someone.

OrangeHound wrote:

stryyker wrote:

These past months have got me worried. What is in store for the millions of kids like me? I want to raise a family in this world, if there will still be one left. I mean, almost all of the baby boomers will be retiring within the next 10 years, taking most of the nations retirement funds with them, along with social security, medical benefits, etc.

Take it from someone who has been through economic and "earth-shattering" stuff like this 3-4 times ... you need to learn how to temper the fear that gets hyped by the media.  They are horrid in the way that they make the world fear for no reason at all, but that is their job - fear & drama sells.

Things are not bad.  Things are actually phenomenal compared with just about every period of world history.

Just stop reading and listening to the news and you will be OK.  The only thing in the news that is really meaningful is your local weather forecast.

Last edited by Roc18 (2008-10-15 18:21:04)

MTNMAC wrote:

Honestly, I don't think the "current" generation is screwed because of the economy, social security, or anything of that nature. This generation is screwed because we've gone soft. When the Great Depression struck, folks had it hard, and had to work hard to put food on the table. People were tough, and withstood quite a bit of hardship. It's been a while since folks have seen that hardship. Everyone's looking for the easy way out.

RoosterCantrell wrote:

No Children, live like a hobo, learn survival skills, enjoy the freedom from bills.  Let cities turn back into small true tight knit self preserving communities.

No more dumbasses with their shiny cars and designer clothes paid with credit cards, no reality TV, very little TV.  Back to Books and Brains...

Some say Im a dreamer... but Im not the only one.