Millennials and RVs

MrWizard wrote:
i'm good at math, but these numbers confuse me
how is being born in 1961, 16 years after the end of WWII be a boomer

are we going by 20yr generation spreads after or before a certain event
or by the years immediately following said event

i guess the economy was still going good in 1961, ( i turned 14 ) but booming like in 1947 or 1950 ?, the gold rush was a boom, did not last 20yrs
i never did consider those born in the 60's to be boomers
i guess, ive got history all wrong

Generations are about 20 years. They tend to get a name affixed which doesn't literally apply to everyone. Boomers are named after the boom in birthrate, not the economy. Check out the graph on the wiki page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_boomers

A generation's traits depends a lot upon how things were during the various phases of life (childhood, teen, young adult). War, cultural shifts, politics, technology, etc. That said, the stereotypes of a generation are just that, broad brushes that may not apply to all.

The definition of each generation is also not firmly planted so is usually described as a range. Those on the boundaries can choose whether they like to be considered one or the other. ;)

i'm good at math, but these numbers confuse me
how is being born in 1961, 16 years after the end of WWII be a boomer

are we going by 20yr generation spreads after or before a certain event
or by the years immediately following said event

i guess the economy was still going good in 1961, ( i turned 14 ) but booming like in 1947 or 1950 ?, the gold rush was a boom, did not last 20yrs
i never did consider those born in the 60's to be boomers
i guess, ive got history all wrong

wnjj wrote:

jplante4 wrote:

mountainkowboy wrote:

TurnThePage wrote:

I tend to agree with the young man who earlier mentioned how the ladder has been pulled up and away. If there's been a gimme generation, it's We boomers.

How do you figure that? :? I worked since I was 14 years old, and have earned and paid for EVERYTHING I have! Nothing was EVER given to me, including my retirement and SS.

I'm wondering where this ladder is. I certainly had no ladder. It was up by the bootstraps or stay down. A ladder would have been great.

I'm assuming he's referring to the national debt, which wasn't paid but theoretically provided benefits whether direct or indirect.

That's the way I took it as well, the national debt in 2008 was 10,699,805,000,000 in 2016 the national debt was 19,573,445,000,000 The person who ran up that dept was born in 1961 so technically a boomer.

mountainkowboy wrote:
Nothing was EVER given to me, including my retirement and SS.

This is part of the disconnect. To the millenial generation, those are things of myth. Not saying either side is right or wrong, but there it is.

I know for a fact that 20 years ago someone with my exact job could raise a family of 4 and own a nice home here in town. Retire at 65 with a solid pension. I know, cause I see them at the company parties happily retired.

Now my salary for that same job isn't even close to enough to get by. Pension is a thing of the past. Who knows if SS will be there after the boomers are done with it. I've chosen this job cause I like it, and my wife's salary makes it possible. But the reality is working hard is no longer enough.

jplante4 wrote:

mountainkowboy wrote:

TurnThePage wrote:

I tend to agree with the young man who earlier mentioned how the ladder has been pulled up and away. If there's been a gimme generation, it's We boomers.

How do you figure that? :? I worked since I was 14 years old, and have earned and paid for EVERYTHING I have! Nothing was EVER given to me, including my retirement and SS.

I'm wondering where this ladder is. I certainly had no ladder. It was up by the bootstraps or stay down. A ladder would have been great.

I'm assuming he's referring to the national debt, which wasn't paid but theoretically provided benefits whether direct or indirect.

mountainkowboy wrote:

TurnThePage wrote:

I tend to agree with the young man who earlier mentioned how the ladder has been pulled up and away. If there's been a gimme generation, it's We boomers.

How do you figure that? :? I worked since I was 14 years old, and have earned and paid for EVERYTHING I have! Nothing was EVER given to me, including my retirement and SS.

I'm wondering where this ladder is. I certainly had no ladder. It was up by the bootstraps or stay down. A ladder would have been great.

TurnThePage wrote:

I tend to agree with the young man who earlier mentioned how the ladder has been pulled up and away. If there's been a gimme generation, it's We boomers.

How do you figure that? :? I worked since I was 14 years old, and have earned and paid for EVERYTHING I have! Nothing was EVER given to me, including my retirement and SS.

Boomers are those of us born to returning soldiers from WWII
but Millennial's are those born 20yrs before the turn of the century ( late-boomers children)
looks like reverse logic in that way of thinking, but OK

BTW
i worked my whole life to get my SS retirement, there is NO 'gimme' here
i paid in my whole working life

those getting disability because they are drug addicts.. "thats the gimmies"

TurnThePage wrote:
I for one think the generation known as millennials are off to a great start.

I tend to agree with the young man who earlier mentioned how the ladder has been pulled up and away. If there's been a gimme generation, it's We boomers.

Yeah, maybe, but I paid for most of what I have coming with 50+ years of working, so perhaps that "gimme" is earned. I started with a paper route, and after school part-time jobs before I was in high school.

I for one think the generation known as millennials are off to a great start.

I tend to agree with the young man who earlier mentioned how the ladder has been pulled up and away. If there's been a gimme generation, it's We boomers.