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Originally Posted by tomwed
Someone asked about the Greatest Generation also being the Greediest.
"The Greatest Generation" is a term coined by journalist Tom Brokaw to describe the generation[1] who grew up in the United States during the deprivation of the Great Depression, and then went on to fight in World War II, as well as those whose productivity within the war's home front made a decisive material contribution to the war effort, for which the generation is also termed the G.I. Generation.
The Boomers were nicknamed the Greediest Generation.
Boomers had low tuition educations, higher paying jobs, and houses were more affordable. The American Dream was easily attainable for me and my friends; especially if our wives worked too.
Free tuition seems to be working in Germany and they have a balanced budget click here
I guess I was looking for some college plan that would give the jobskills needed today for high paying jobs and maybe recreate life as it was when I was young. It doesn't seem as hopeful for young people. Does it? |
When you and I (a few years younger) were young, it was not a "college plan" of financing that prepared people to be skilled entrants to a well-paid job and career. It was
upbringing at home and school that taught us to:
-work, earn and save for what we wanted to buy;
-"obey" authorities, like teachers, policemen and employers;
-do your chores and homework on time;
-expect to hear at home: "If you get into trouble at school, you're in trouble at home, too. We're not going in there to run interference for you, and do not blame the teacher. Own up to it and take your punishment and learn from it."
- "Live within your means"
- Show up on time every time, and don't punch out from work until after quitting time.
- The customer is always right.
- This is how you make change when the cash register isn't working to tell you the exact amount in change.
- If you don't know the answer,
admit you don't know and say "But I'll try to find out".
AND:
- "Pot makes you stupid."
It probably sounds simplistic, but those are the lessons missing from the upbringing of people I know who did not take advantage of those cheaper college options we had, and now they moan about "The system is rigged" and it's somebody else's fault, not their own.