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> have suffered decades of decreasing employment and wealth as a result of economic shifts in manufacturing and resource production. It's the counterfactual ba
by ebikelaw 8y ago
> have suffered decades of decreasing employment and wealth as a result of economic shifts in manufacturing and resource production.
It's the counterfactual basis of your argument that makes it absurd. It is undoubtedly true that this describes some people in that age cohort, but it doesn't describe it generally. They are much wealthier than both their ancestors and their descendants. While every generation faces its particular challenges, only one living generation faced those challenges by intentionally impoverishing the future.
As for the remainder of your points -- morbidity, mortality, educational attainment, and whatnot -- it is the case that the USA has underperformed all other advanced nations in these measures. You'll excuse me if I don't credit Boomers for falling behind countries like Cuba, Portugal and UAE.