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Entitled is grown up? Self-serving is grown up? Hyper- materialism? War mongering? Incivility? I could go, but I'll stop.
Previous generations grew up without becoming what the Boomers became. Compared to the Boomers, they are/were wise, gracious, humble as they age(d). GenXers grew up and entered (or will soon enter) middle age without requiring all the attention the Boomers have always demanded. "Me, me, me!" "Mine, mine, mine!"
What you said, that I responded to, was utterly idiotic and hateful. Sorry somebody had to hurt your feelings by saying that.
By the way, I've not said one negative thing about Millennials. You, on the other hand, have spewed a lot of hateful vitriol. Some introspection would do you good.
You didn't hurt my feelings. But it's funny that you choose to "correct" me, but not any of the Boomers on this thread spewing plenty of "hateful vitriol" against Millennials. If anyone is in need of "some introspection," it's the Boomer generation.
At least in my generation, it's easy to see why most of them are Progressives or have Progressive ideas. At least to most of us, we got screwed over by capitalism. Personally I haven't been screwed over, but I know friends who didn't get any of the benefits of the Trump Tax Cuts and are stuck in low-wage hell.
Millennials put blame in the wrong place while ignoring (not thinking) who is owed a lot of blame. The price of college is breaking America. The price of college is breaking you kids before you even get started.
So your solution is gov't (tax payers) should pay for it instead of demanding that colleges get their cost under control. Of course colleges are going to support the party that support money coming their way and they'll teach the students this mindset, you are educated to become their soldiers... soldiers to get more gov't money for colleges... think about it.
You are paying for their pensions while you can't even get started. Insisting the tax payer pays for your education will make college admin and professors even more greedy. Remember, the tax payer does and/or will include you.
I was 27 when my wife & I bought our first house. It was the late 80s, when mortgage interest rates were over 11%, and you didn't buy a house without a 20% downpayment. It was actually harder for young people to buy a house than it is today.
But it was okay. It just was what it was. We've all seen what happens when it becomes too easy to buy houses.
True. The interest rate when we bought our first house was 11%. Fortunately, we were able to get a VA mortgage. Still, we did have to pay closing costs. The state I live in has had programs to help first time buyers with mortgages that have small down payments. However, the requirements to qualify for them are very stringent. Also, ARM mortgages are a way to buy a house with a smaller down payment.
I counsel and advise a lot of younger people. I regularly advise them to not buy a house - at least not right away. There are SO many hidden and unexpected costs, especially if they are unable to do any repairs themselves.
But somewhere along the line we've been brainwashed into thinking that owning a house not only provides a place to live, but is a great income generator - and that it's always exponentially better to buy than rent. After all, it's the American Dream, and houses always increase in value! Unfortunately, that isn't true.
^^^^good advice!
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