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‘Unconscionable’: Baby boomers are becoming homeless at a rate ‘not seen since the Great Depression’ — here’s what’s driving this terrible trend (finance.yahoo.com)

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I wish I could feel sympathy, but I don't. The Reagan generation did this to themselves, and the rest of us have to suffer with them.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And you don't think the political economy of a person's formative years will affect their view of politics?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It does, but you said generations inform decisions. Which is such an ambiguous term as to be useless. I was just more clearly defining generations by major economic factors.

Lots of "generation" talk is about nostalgia and culture. When it's really economic.