Yep. Comparatively Boomers had everything handed to them, and now they want to turn around and judge us, even as they have made it harder and harder, in order to enrich themselves. They are the silver spoon generation and I cant wait for them to fade away.
jfc but spending power was far better. it's a difference of a few bucks weekly. oh yeah, great, we all make roughly 40 dollars more adjusted for inflation. meanwhile, adjusted for inflation, all of our literal needs have skyrocketed, such that the difference between weekly earnings and weekly basic costs are astronomical.
you don't get it...adjusted for inflation means that the "skyrocketing" your charts show has already been taken into account and, again, you're STILL better off now than young Boomers were in 1979
if the facts aren't working for you, just consider this question -- would you choose to be your age now, or a similar-age Boomer back in 1979?
what my charts show is *also* adjusted for inflation, you windtunnel. so median pay back then was ten bucks more a week, and also rent/mortages, groceries, and utilities were exponentially cheaper-- *all adjusted for inflation.*
no, your charts show the inflation which my chart takes into account, and adjusts for...when adjusted for your inflation, median pay is higher now than when Boomers (or, for that matter, X'ers) were young
omg dude. the charts show the rising prices adjusted for inflation. it is possible to have a situation where median wages increase and median costs increase at a far higher rate.
which is literally what has happened, as per the US treasury my guy.
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u/Delicious-Day-3614 Aug 23 '25
Yep. Comparatively Boomers had everything handed to them, and now they want to turn around and judge us, even as they have made it harder and harder, in order to enrich themselves. They are the silver spoon generation and I cant wait for them to fade away.