As a millennial, I find it infuriating when boomers condescendingly tell me I'm being lazy and fiscally reckless if I can't afford a home and nice car. The policies they, their parents, and their grandparents promoted are what created the mess we face today. They already have homes, and see rising prices as validation for wise investment. I see it as a barrier to entry for me, and evidence of a deeply distorted economy. Of course, the proposed solutions are some form of universal basic income and increased minimum wages, but that just adds even more regulatory burdens my generation must shoulder while the people who tell us it's for our own good are mostly retirees now, or work in the political economy where they can just demand more pay through taxation and inflation.
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RE: Sunday Reflection: The Way of (Work) Life in the Modern USA