The boomers had it great, the argument goes, but then they went and screwed it all up.
For one thing, baby boomers didn't have it easy: The America they grew up in was poorer, less educated, less healthy, and more unfair than the society we live in today.
To better understand how individuals and families are experiencing the economy, it's important to look at wages, income, and wealth.
Boomers have consistently passed laws to make building housing harder, leaving the country with a structural housing deficit.
Beyond the economy, the boomers have handed off other deep problems that the younger generations will have to solve.
Persons:
Gen Zers, Zers, millennials, Norman Rockwell, —, they've, we're, it's, Zer, Andy Kiersz
Organizations:
Black, Boomers, Business
Locations:
America