The Irresponsible Generation

I noticed, years ago, that many of the United States problems can be
tied to a single generation. Society calls them the Baby Boomers, but
I call them The Irresponsible Generation.

This generation protested everything in the 60's and 70's, riding
around in vans and taking drugs, rather than getting involved in the
solutions of fixing any of the problems they were talking about.

Then, they had kids, which launched the hands-off parenting style that
taught that parents couldn't control their kids or cater to their
child's needs. They were told to let the kids cry, until they settled
themselves. They were told to not preach their values to their
children but to let their children make their own choices. They were
told to "chill out" and to not "have a cow" about a little smoking or
drinking or porn viewing by their children. The kids, they were told,
needed to use trial-error to figure out their own path, apart from
their parents' paths, which conveniently got them out of having to
actually DO anything to help raise their kids....just turn them over
to the schools and back away.

Then, we had the dual-employment families with two people working and
no one caring for the kids or family needs. Are we surprised that
divorce rates shot up, when two people struggled for control in the
family with no support system?

This was joined, soon, by the rise in budget deficits (by both
parties), credit card debts, and bankruptcy rates, as the
irresponsible generation found new ways to avoid consequences.

Now, we are being told that the younger generations are going to be
taxed to the limit to pay for the retirement of an irresponsible
generation that A> didn't privately save up for their retirement, B>
didn't prepare the Social Security system in advance for themselves,
and C> raided the Social Security trust fund to pay for pet, political
projects. I mean, seriously, what DID this generation DO to keep this
burden from their children, or...did they expect the children (that
they were not responsible for as youth) must suddenly be responsible
for them?

This is just talking about finances. One could look, just as easily,
to terrorist organizations, pollution, disease, the decline of
religious-based support systems (with no financial support) and more
for other examples of this SAME generation bearing the bulk of blame
for the problems of this world.

Kenneth Clifton
christiansuperhero.com

On Nov 25, 2:31 pm, Bob LeChevalier <loj....RemoveThis@lojban.org> wrote:
> >I mean, seriously, what DID this generation DO to keep this
> >burden from their children,
>
> Elected Clinton, who managed to balance the budget.

Oh...then..we're saved and need not worry about fixing Social
Security...right? I didn't realize that electing Bill meant the taxes
of the youth would NOT go up to pay for their parent's retirement.
Good news.

Kenneth Clifton
christiansuperhero.com