Thanks a Lot, Boomers
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I am pretty sure I read that something like 1/3 of all baby boomers had zero retirement savings in their late 50s. Many boomers are in dire poverty.
Maybe future generations are poorer than that but that’s not specifically the fault of baby boomers, especially not the ones who are living in poverty.
Even your Fox News grandpa who is indoctrinated to the cult of mafia capitalism isn’t at fault for his views, corporations have gone to great lengths at great expense to propagandize to him.