The bulk of economic policies over the past 40 years have been tailored to make boomers rich, punting debt and weakened buying power to future generations.XpertDBA wrote: ↑Tue Oct 15, 2024 5:48 pmSeattle or Bust says:
"4. My life economically wasn't any better under Trump than it has been with Harris/Biden. I'm not 50+ years old and sitting on a nest egg of investments and real estate that I want to protect from being taxed. I suspect that is a major benefit for the lot of you to vote for Trump... given the age you are the wealth you've likely acquired. The only ticket thus far that has ever aimed to help me in my lifetime was Harris/Biden and that came with them working to get part of my student loans covered. That would be real financial impact for my life. Not saving $3,000 on my tax returns for a few years, then having those tax cuts expire, while tax cuts for corporations continue. I didn't see a big salary boost under Trump. My rent was more or less the same under Trump. I really don't care about spending $40-80 more in gas/groceries and wouldn't trade that for the issues I raised above. Trump has offered exactly ZERO to my generation both while being President and campaigning for another candidacy. Instead, he's vilified my generation... calling us lazy and entitled... offering no help other than "a beautiful economy." Hollow words while boomers take 3-month long retirement vacations to Hawaii every year and own 5 homes."
This is the single most telling paragraph from a liberal you can ever imagine.
He first says "The only ticket thus far that has ever aimed to help me in my lifetime was Harris/Biden and that came with them working to get part of my student loans covered." Then goes on to say "Instead, he's vilified my generation... calling us lazy and entitled... offering no help" Hey dude, YOU AND YOU alone took out your loan for an education. If YOU took out the loan, YOU should be an adult, take responsibility and PAY IT. Not doing so and expecting everyone else to pay for your decisions is called BEING LAZY and ENTITLED. Do you see how fucking hypocritical that way of thinking is????? My god.
Boomers are the most entitled generation of all time. The bulk of boomers are poorly educated people who lucked into jobs created by major advancements in tech that they still don't understand.
College was more or less free for boomers. Even so, you didn't need a college degree to be successful. A family of 2x non-college educated people making entry level salaries could afford a 3,000 square foot home in a nice area easily in the early 90's. Those homes appreciated in the millions over 30 years. They created a housing crisis in the late 00's and were bailed out, purchased all the foreclosed homes, and sold them to tech immigrants for millions or now hold them hostage as rental nest eggs to pay for their lavish retirements. This practice has skyrocketed the cost of rent and severely weakened the buying power for younger Americans in one of the few avenues that actually allows people to build wealth.
So please, save me the virtue signaling.
I'm also not the one struggling here. It's white, non-college educated males who aren't competitive in the job market b/c again... boomers jacked up the price of college education and made it a requirement that you have a degree to get a livable job. These young men can't afford homes, can't afford to support a family, and feel like they can't measure up to the pressures society has put on them to provide.
I stand by what I said. Republican economic policy offers me nothing. Not a thing. I'm not going to vote for a party that spits at me... why tf would I?