The Victors

In the year 1990 the national debt was $3.23 Trillion, and it was a little over $5 Trillion in 2000, arguably the period in which the early edge of the Boomers began to take power at 45-55 years old.

Under our management, we added $35 Trillion dollars to the national debt through irresponsible policies and an unwillingness to shoulder our share of the burden through lower spending, higher taxes or both. During this time we pushed trickle down economics, and the utter delusion that we as a country could "grow our way out of it". Anything rather than pay our share.

And the Boomer generation took huge advantage of this to become the wealthiest generation by far. Kind of ironic the we preach to others personal responsibility to undercut social assistance and programs that help ppl in this country, while electing leadership that has done anything but while padding our bank accounts. Lower taxes, runaway spending, but dont touch my SS despite the fact I am a multi-millionaire.

The financial legacy of the baby boomer generation will be shouldered by the next several generations, who will struggle to get ahead under the forced austerity that will become necessary without any of the advantages that we inherited.

The selfishness of the baby boomers will hand over this country for generations.