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‘Unconscionable’: Baby boomers are becoming homeless at a rate ‘not seen since the Great Depression’ — here’s what’s driving this terrible trend (finance.yahoo.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Banshee@midwest.social to c/politics@hexbear.net

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I wish I could feel sympathy, but I don't. The Reagan generation did this to themselves, and the rest of us have to suffer with them.

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[-] Banshee@midwest.social 23 points 1 year ago

I agree. I guess I'm feeling schadenfreude because boomers are finally getting the short end of policies they supported their whole working lives. But nobody should be homeless.

[-] ShieldsUp@startrek.website 13 points 1 year ago

I mean, people are easily manipulated and the flow of information was funneled through even fewer sources back then. I do feel bad for them, and all of us subsequent generations, and the anger could be focused toward current politicians who can improve things instead of dividing us from our elders. Its all easy to see in hindsight of course.

[-] roux@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 1 year ago

Your introspection just in these comments have got me looking at myself lol. I hate that my knee jerk response to this post at first was "fuck em" lol.