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Boomers grew up in an era of $2.00/hour minimum wages

Posted on: June 16, 2025 at 10:24:16 CT

Spanky KU

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and were instilled with a work ethic to raise far above the minimum. We studied hard, worked hard, played hard and saved for the future.

Today's youth frowns on that ethic

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It's not just the white liberal women anymore... - CulturedDan MU

- 6/16 10:07:31

They spent most of their lives trusting media - mizzouSECedes STL - 6/16 11:27:43

you mean they thought they could do that back then - Seagull MU - 6/16 12:23:54

If boomers bothered to ever get therapy the nutjob libs - MizzouAstro MU

- 6/16 10:40:40

gen x seems to be doing fine. - CulturedDan MU

- 6/16 10:41:56

yep (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 6/16 10:55:55

Boomers still watch cabletv - AWOLTiger KC - 6/16 10:34:12

JG, Rask, DoorMatt or T-boner?? (nm) - Fourth and Long MU - 6/16 10:27:34

woof (nm) - Bosalphus KC - 6/16 10:17:05

Boomers had it rough man. They had to grow up in a post - TigerMatt STL - 6/16 10:11:56

Not really. I'm not a boomer but have older parents who - SEMOTiger1 SEMO - 6/16 10:29:47

Boomers grew up in an era of $2.00/hour minimum wages - Spanky KU - 6/16 10:24:16

RE: Boomers grew up in an era of $2.00/hour minimum wages - BH O'bonga MU - 6/16 11:06:17

Boomers gave our country away to Somalis, Indians, mexicans - El-ahrairah BAMA - 6/16 10:43:41

No - Spanky KU - 6/16 11:37:14

today's youth need to make excess of $75k/yr - CulturedDan MU

- 6/16 10:28:34

RE: today's youth need to make excess of $75k/yr - sarasotatiger MU - 6/16 12:58:41

and what does a college grad make in his first job? - Spanky KU - 6/16 10:34:08

thanks for proving my point(nm) - CulturedDan MU

- 6/16 10:38:33

You is bad at math (and life) - Spanky KU - 6/16 11:47:19

"combined" - CulturedDan MU

- 6/16 11:58:03

Do you think single guys want to buy a house right out - Spanky KU - 6/16 12:04:11

why does a wife have to work in order to buy a house?(nm) - CulturedDan MU

- 6/16 12:07:07

Because women work today (and have for decades) - Spanky KU - 6/16 12:25:09

yet another way boomers have ruined society. - CulturedDan MU

- 6/16 13:14:27

Because women went to college? Keep dancing away - Spanky KU - 6/16 13:30:24

I did make a point, a very good point. - CulturedDan MU

- 6/16 13:37:23

They can buy a home of 1 income if they 1) wait until 4-8 - Spanky KU - 6/16 14:19:37

don't forget the avacado toast part!(nm) - CulturedDan MU

- 6/16 15:01:34

and the daily Starbucks trips... - Spanky KU - 6/16 15:17:21

he didn't. work a second job to start. Or overtime - tman MU - 6/16 10:40:34

thanks for the advice(nm) - CulturedDan MU

- 6/16 10:41:15

you are welcome.(nm) - tman MU - 6/16 10:43:32

Do you think this plan by HUD will help fix that issue... - KCT-BoneTiger MU

- 6/16 10:32:16

it will help in nevada and utah probably. - CulturedDan MU

- 6/16 10:33:25

are you asking how they acquired it or why they still own it - KCT-BoneTiger MU

- 6/16 10:37:56

we're not talking about parks and monuments. - CulturedDan MU

- 6/16 10:40:29

Uhhh..... he already tried this once before, now here - KCT-BoneTiger MU

- 6/16 11:01:58

Not for housing.(nm) - CulturedDan MU

- 6/16 11:21:32

They were also way better with their money though - Bosalphus KC - 6/16 10:21:17

RE: Boomers had it rough man. They had to grow up in a post - JangoFett MU - 6/16 10:17:23

ok boomer (nm) - TigerMatt STL - 6/16 10:18:57

Boomers are the worst - El-ahrairah BAMA - 6/16 10:11:41

RE: It's not just the white liberal women anymore... - JangoFett MU - 6/16 10:08:29