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Re:Most Americans Say Parents Do Too Much for Their Young Ad... by jakelazaroff on Saturday October 26, 2019 @04:08PM (#21365880)
The past 30 years have been marked by the Great Recession, rising inequality and stagnant wages. What a surprise that the current young adult generation needs more financial help than their forebears!
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Re:Most Americans Say Parents Do Too Much for Their Young Ad... by refurb on Saturday October 26, 2019 @04:38PM (#21366035)
As opposed to say the prior generations who lived through the Great Depression, WW2, the decade long stagflation of the 70’s.

We like to think we do, but we don’t live in unique times.

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Re:Most Americans Say Parents Do Too Much for Their Young Ad... by seemssilly on Saturday October 26, 2019 @04:48PM (#21366078)
I would've loved to go to college and buy a home during those time periods. Please don't act like it's the same as nowadays. Sure, there were struggles but the dollar was simply worth much more, education was much cheaper, and a house cost way less than it does now.
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Re:Most Americans Say Parents Do Too Much for Their Young Ad... by halleonard on Saturday October 26, 2019 @05:11PM (#21366221)
Not to mention healthcare costs!
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Re:Most Americans Say Parents Do Too Much for Their Young Ad... by refurb on Monday October 28, 2019 @11:47AM (#21377973)
Assuming you were a male who survived WW2 and didn’t have PTSD.
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Re:Most Americans Say Parents Do Too Much for Their Young Ad... by journalctl on Saturday October 26, 2019 @05:11PM (#21366223)
The post-WWII economy boom was the best time to be middle class. When else could you get an education for almost nothing and a house with a single income? Admittedly, we’re reaping what we’ve sown with regards to things like the automobile and suburban sprawl, but overall it used to be way easier to actually survive. Even the Great Depression saw the New Deal. What such hope do we have today? Who’s coming to save us?
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