Before I see another article about Millennials graduating high school let's do a quick review:
Silent Generation – 1928-1945 (age 79-96)
Baby Boomers – 1946-1964 (age 78-60)
Generation X – 1965-1980 (59-44)
Millennials – 1981-1996 (43-28)
Generation Z – 1997-2012
Generation Alpha – 2013-present
The cut off line for Gen Z is whether or not they remember 9/11.
The cut off line for Alpha Gen is if they remember life before smart phones.
We have a solid argument for there being a COVID microgen for kids who do not remember life before COVID.
Gen X should be running the country.
Baby Boomers should be retired.
Millennials are firmly in their Parenting Years and some of us have teenagers.
@LianaBrooks Boomer here. Retired and volunteering. Not immune to needless slights, though. I am not my generation. Nor is anyone else. We’re all in this together.
Agree. Sick of double entendre comments about boomers.
Stepping away before I get ugly.
@LnzyHou @cassandra17lina I'm sorry that upset you. It wasn't intended as a slight. I was basing the comment on the fact that the Social Security Administration lists age 66 (and 6 months) as the retirement age and Boomers are 78 and older.
Boomers are all comfortably above the legal age of retirement in my home country. Not everyone can afford to retire, but they should be able to.
@cassandra17lina @LnzyHou
The fact that anyone besides the government is shelling out money for elder care infuriates me and is something I want to change.
It's 2024. The US government has plenty of money. None of their citizens should be paying for medical care at all and the fact we are because of this twisted belief it helps boost military recruitment is disturbing and unethical.
@LianaBrooks @LnzyHou Many of us boomers are now shelling out thousands of dollars for 24-hour-a-day aides to assist our aging parents. These costs aren’t covered by Medicare. Don’t ever assume that a lifetime of hard work entitles anyone to a carefree retirement.