Baby boomers are becoming homeless at a rate not seen since the Great Depression

Re:Baby boomers are becoming homeless at a rate not seen sin... by DontchaKnowit on Monday September 25, 2023 @11:10AM (#37645128)

I see this perspective a lot, and I really don't understand it. Millennials have it pretty damn good as well. And everyone wants to ignore how difficult the 80s were as far as jobs, housing, etc. Boomers got bumblefucked in the 80s. Interest rates for home loans were abysmal, small banks failed all over the place, business loans got called, etc etc.

I think the only thing gen z or millennials really have to complain about is the fact that the government hocked them risky loans for bullshit education.

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Re:Baby boomers are becoming homeless at a rate not seen sin... by momirlan on Monday September 25, 2023 @12:36PM (#37646619)

maybe people will realize at some point that getting a crap degree in some "social" science isn't worth it. not even counting the leftist indoctrination that counts with it. going into a trade wins easily.

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Re:Baby boomers are becoming homeless at a rate not seen sin... by throwaway5959 on Monday September 25, 2023 @12:48PM (#37646836)

Home prices were a fraction (like, 1/10th in some cases) of what they are now in the 80s. I’d gladly take a 10% mortgage at 1/10th the price I could refinance at half that rate in the 90s.

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Re:Baby boomers are becoming homeless at a rate not seen sin... by XTHK on Monday September 25, 2023 @01:59PM (#37647983)

Labor rights degraded quite a bit between boomers and millennials. Hell, it has degraded between Millennials and gen z! Our current economic model is not sustainable. It is a cancer.

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Re:Baby boomers are becoming homeless at a rate not seen sin... by latency-guy2 on Monday September 25, 2023 @03:24PM (#37649207)

How have they degraded, exactly? Be extremely specific, I want to know what rights you have lost from, lets start with the one president you want to point to as the root of all evil at 1981, to now.

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Re:Baby boomers are becoming homeless at a rate not seen sin... by momirlan on Monday September 25, 2023 @03:43PM (#37649481)

yeah, because you need a lot of labour rights to make a living ... a person with skills and good work ethic will always find work, with or without "rights"

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Re:Baby boomers are becoming homeless at a rate not seen sin... by XTHK on Monday September 25, 2023 @06:08PM (#37651397)

Always find work, sure, but work conditions are a big deal.

What ended child labor in (most) of the west? What gave us the weekend? What gave us paid time off? Blood. People had to sacrifice their lives. We have to actively fight for better working conditions.

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Re:Baby boomers are becoming homeless at a rate not seen sin... by momirlan on Thursday September 28, 2023 @02:52PM (#37693955)

not much relevant to me, and perhaps a lot of other people. I run my own business so no paid time off. Also, if needed I work weekends too - no issue.

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