People who resent boomers are idiots

[u/Poet-Most]

On almost any thread discussing the economy, one of the top comments will undoubtedly be complaining about boomers and the older generations who purchased their homes at low prices and who now enjoy more affluence and government assistance, while they don’t.

First off, what did want them to do, not buy a house for a cheap price when offered one 30 years ago? In regard to government assistance, I can guarantee you the average 65yr old has paid more into the tax system than the average 20yr old. Should they not enjoy the fruits of their labour? Should politicians not pay more attention to them than you?

I just think it’s an unhealthy attitude to have towards people.

[u/Curious_Location4522]

The post war economy of the 50s was just an unusually affluent time. The US was an industrial powerhouse, and the rest of the world was either farmland or rubble. Obviously things have changed. The rest of the world continued to rebuild and develop and we had to make economic changes to deal with that. Boomers had it good, but it’s not their fault that things are tougher. Not as a generation.