I could write reams about why we feel so so so so entitled.
Yes, our "Greatest Generation" dads were never home so we felt that moms were ours.
And yes... the pill energized our sexual revolution.
And yes... we overthrew the military/industrial complex (solely because we did not want to die in Viet Nam).
And yes... our musicians were the last to create free of the corporate music industry.
But really... what have we really accomplished of any value... other than to hang on to power to the detriment of the world?
I say throw the geezers out... every single one of them/
Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/a-billionaire-boomer-blames-his-generation-for-ruining-the-economy-for-millennials/ar-AAR5QAq?ocid=msedgntp
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My generation will get away with stealing from his. His generation will have to pay our bills.
products.
Our generation also has borrowed from them to live far beyond our means or needs.
Then we blame China, not ourselves.
It’s not China, the govt, or the libs. It’s us.
buy the very product now produced overseas.
RCA TV, as an example.
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more and more products went that way. Now, like Trump said, entire industries are gone.
They have to issue a quarterly report, and if they are not using the labor system of China, they will be punished by shareholders.
There are a limited number of options:
1) Appeal to guilt, or to national pride. Totally ineffective, since both businesses and consumers both look at the bottom line. This is the same as doing nothing...basically surrendering to the country that has the cheapest labor, while criticizing those who want to do something.
2) Tariffs.