The Selfish Generation

CLAPTON

ruggedtoast wrote: »

Considering your dimunitive income Linda, you should really be mad at the boomers yourself. You are one of the people who has been inter-generationally shafted and will doubtless never own anywhere; unless you use your fabulous charm, wit and glowing good looks to attract a wealthy significant other.

[Insert tumbleweed here]

On the other hand, in your case I have to say it couldn't happen to a nicer person.

oh dear, rugged's mum has stopped his pocket money again

ruggedtoast

Its funny that people are getting all bent out of shape at me, but this is just a copy and paste from the Telegraph. That famous anti-boomer mouthpiece of elderly oppression.

Naturally some boomers are badly off and some young people are rich. The fundamental difference is that plenty of boomers who were poor when young eventually got to own a house, whereas the same benefit isnt likely to be applied to today's young.

mayonnaise

ruggedtoast wrote: »

Considering your dimunitive income Linda, you should really be mad at the boomers yourself. You are one of the people who has been inter-generationally shafted and will doubtless never own anywhere

But Super Linda does own a house. Mortgage free even. At 25. On a salary less than 15k. :rotfl:

ruggedtoast

mayonnaise wrote: »

But Super Linda does own a house. Mortgage free even. At 25. On a salary less than 15k. :rotfl:

Linda would be lucky to earn enough for a downpayment on a cardboard box in Cloud Cuckoo land. I suppose her carer lets her on the internet in the evening's as part of her therapy.

Lets just remind ourselves of Linda's views on older people and voting:

Originally Posted by Linda_D View Post
So it's only the senile old fogeys stopping Scotland from getting the independence it deserves.

Definitely proof that there should be an maximum age limit on voting. At the moment it's old people going against the wishes of the young and middle aged and trying to ruin their future.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.php?p=66499686&postcount=11022

Linda_D_2

ruggedtoast wrote: »

Considering your dimunitive income Linda, you should really be mad at the boomers yourself. You are one of the people who has been inter-generationally shafted and will doubtless never own anywhere; unless you use your fabulous charm, wit and glowing good looks to attract a wealthy significant other.

[Insert tumbleweed here]

On the other hand, in your case I have to say it couldn't happen to a nicer person.

No I haven't been "inter-generationally shafted" as you put it. I've worked very hard to be successful and own my own property outright instead of wallowing in self pity like you do and blaming others for your failure in life.

Time for you to man up and stop blaming others. Stop being a cry baby and blaming older generations.

There's only one person that is stopping you from achieving things in your life....YOU

Linton

ruggedtoast wrote: »

Naturally some boomers are badly off and some young people are rich. The fundamental difference is that plenty of boomers who were poor when young eventually got to own a house, whereas the same benefit isnt likely to be applied to today's young.

How young is young? The boomers who could afford a house when young were the lucky or well educated ones on above average salaries, and that was mostly after they got married. Young single people have never been significant house owners.

Are houses going to be left empty when the boomer owners die? Someones got to own them surely and it wont be the boomers. And then the boomer's grandchildren will be complaining that their parents are preventing them buying a house.

ukcarper

ruggedtoast wrote: »

Its funny that people are getting all bent out of shape at me, but this is just a copy and paste from the Telegraph. That famous anti-boomer mouthpiece of elderly oppression.

Naturally some boomers are badly off and some young people are rich. The fundamental difference is that plenty of boomers who were poor when young eventually got to own a house, whereas the same benefit isnt likely to be applied to today's young.

I accept that things are tough for young people at the moment and by young I mean people in their early 30s and under. But I don't agree it's all the boomers fault. I've already asked you to explain how I've shafted you and why is your anger directed at boomers when in many cases generation x are in a much better position than their boomer parents were at their age.

Linda_D_2

CLAPTON wrote: »

oh dear, rugged's mum has stopped his pocket money again

Ahh rugged still lives at home with his parents, that explains a lot of his jealousy over boomers and homeowners.

ukcarper

Linton wrote: »

How young is young? The boomers who could afford a house when young were the lucky or well educated ones on above average salaries, and that was mostly after they got married. Young single people have never been significant house owners.

Are houses going to be left empty when the boomer owners die? Someones got to own them surely and it wont be the boomers. And then the boomer's grandchildren will be complaining that their parents are preventing them buying a house.

Things were completely different in 60 and 70s some better some worse. The main differences were very few people had a university education I would hazard a guess that more people get degrees now than got 1 A Level back then. This was countered by the fact that there were more jobs that you didn't need A Levels for but had good prospects.

Another thing was people got married much younger I was 22 when I got married and most of my friends married at a similar age and I can't remember 1 who rented on his own let alone bought.

ruggedtoast

Linton wrote: »

How young is young? The boomers who could afford a house when young were the lucky or well educated ones on above average salaries, and that was mostly after they got married. Young single people have never been significant house owners.

Are houses going to be left empty when the boomer owners die? Someones got to own them surely and it wont be the boomers. And then the boomer's grandchildren will be complaining that their parents are preventing them buying a house.

We don't want you to die, we just want you to stop vetoing new housing developments and voting in politicians whose key policies revolve around rationing housing.