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<blockquote data-quote="RidgeHunter" data-source="post: 1829469" data-attributes="member: 4319">I&#039;d disagree with with that. He continued FDR&#039;s programs, expanded social security, and vehemently opposed reducing tax rates that would get him lynched on OSA. Like Hobbes said, take into account the (corporate) tax rate in that era.The quickness to bash our generation for our economic expectations, by our own peers, is funny to me. Myself and none of my peers I know expect to be able to have anywhere close to the lifestyle our grandparents had with the same education and same type of employment. What&#039;s a pension? What&#039;s a labor union? (unions were booming in the 50&#039;s, funny the bootstrap generation thrived off of what today&#039;s Republicans blame every evil of the world on - bootstrap folks shouldn&#039;t need unions...right?), what&#039;s a pension plan? You mean work pays you AFTER you quit? Get outta here. What&#039;s 40 years and a gold watch?Our generation sucks for many reasons, but we certainly aren&#039;t dealing with a drastically cushier economic reality than the baby boomers or their parents (post-WWII family starters) faced. I don&#039;t feel &quot;entitled&quot; to any of the things people 50 years ago took for granted - because they don&#039;t exist anymore.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RidgeHunter, post: 1829469, member: 4319"] I'd disagree with with that. He continued FDR's programs, expanded social security, and vehemently opposed reducing tax rates that would get him lynched on OSA. Like Hobbes said, take into account the (corporate) tax rate in that era. The quickness to bash our generation for our economic expectations, by our own peers, is funny to me. Myself and none of my peers I know expect to be able to have anywhere close to the lifestyle our grandparents had with the same education and same type of employment. What's a pension? What's a labor union? (unions were booming in the 50's, funny the bootstrap generation thrived off of what today's Republicans blame every evil of the world on - bootstrap folks shouldn't need unions...right?), what's a pension plan? You mean work pays you AFTER you quit? Get outta here. What's 40 years and a gold watch? Our generation sucks for many reasons, but we certainly aren't dealing with a drastically cushier economic reality than the baby boomers or their parents (post-WWII family starters) faced. I don't feel "entitled" to any of the things people 50 years ago took for granted - because they don't exist anymore. [/QUOTE]

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