Boomers in the US have largely adopted ideologies that promise prosperity for all but, by shear coincidence, /also/ benefit them directly. Trouble is, the pros

Boomers in the US have largely adopted ideologies that promise prosperity for all but, by shear coincidence, /also/ benefit them directly. Trouble is, the prosperity stuff is all theoretical (cutting social programs to lower taxes = eventually a better economy, trust me), but all the benefits to the boomers were concrete (shifting tax breaks and program funding towards things that help older people and away from those that help younger people). Shockingly, after 40 years of these policies, the prosperity for everyone never showed up, but the boomers somehow managed to enrich themselves above all others, despite not (by objective measures) working harder or being more skilled than the generations that came after. I'm not disagreeing with you, I'm sure a better future was one of the things that they genuinely wanted. I'm saying that boomers (in aggregate) are self-delusional about their greed. Judge people by their actions, not their intentions.