Young Americans more stressed out then any other generation

[Wild Self]

Not to mention that college students of this generation are working full time jobs just to pay hyper-inflated rent and scam ass tuition from these schools. People don't even teach you the basic steps of networking or basic social skills anymore because they expect everyone to "get it" and run with it. On top of a new car, new clothes, high end cell phones, "swag," party excessively, and disposable money all by the age of 19.

 

[kingblaze84]

that study doesnt suprise me. look at society and what they instill in our kids heads. they instill all the wrong morals, influences, "whats cool"/ whats not, too many dividers, categorize too much, sex too much, too many "role models" (musicians, rappers, sports figures, etc), this generation is the FURTHEST from God than it has ever been..

is it a coincidence that this separation from God causes stress / unhappiness? not at all.

thats the point.

Even if we bring up "God" (which god?) and make religion more respected in this country, it wouldn't help pay the bills any easier. Jesus don't pay rent, good jobs do. And with so many jobs being low wage or disappearing thanks to technology, I don't see how being more religious will help.

you dont have to be religious to keep your faith in God.

and God does pay your bills. not directly, but He gives you the means to provide.. that job you have thats paying you? who blessed you with that job.... yea yea yea the "obvious" answer is the boss... but who put it in that mans heart to put you on and give you that chance.

God wont make life easier, he will give you exactly what you need, and nothing more.. He wont make life easier, but He will give you the strength to keep your head up, spirits up, and moving forward.

God wont give you a bentley or a rolls royce.. but He'll give you a bucket that runs that will get you from point A to point B and some extra stops cuz thats what you NEED.

if you want a bentley, then you need to put your faith in another "powers" hands other than God. satan is the 1 that will give you what you want and everything you want...

I hear you but what makes you think Satan has that much power lol....and if Satan is so bad, why doesn't God kill him off already? I don't buy into the whole Satan thing, if Satan is real then God must work very well with him....

 

[kingblaze84]

Not to mention that college students of this generation are working full time jobs just to pay hyper-inflated rent and scam ass tuition from these schools. People don't even teach you the basic steps of networking or basic social skills anymore because they expect everyone to "get it" and run with it. On top of a new car, new clothes, high end cell phones, "swag," party excessively, and disposable money all by the age of 19.

True man I was in college not that long ago and remember how expensive it was to go there, even with a scholarship. Not everything was paid for and I remember those who didn't have scholarship as I did being in very huge debt, especially those paying rent on their own. That's when I realized things weren't going too great for many college kids, but I do agree too many young people spend money on stupid things, all generations must learn to save money more to prepare for a big emergency

 

[kingblaze84]

Soon there will be more young people living with their parents to help them make ends meet....most older Americans do not have enough to retire on, and since our piece of shit govt wants to keep printing money like there is no tomorrow, our savings cannot accumulate interest they way it used to in the past. Seniors want their hard earned savings to build up but since the Federal Reserve wants interest rates close to zero, savings will not build up for them.....
http://www.washingtonpost.com/busin...905-11e2-88d0-c4cf65c3ad15_story.html?hpid=z1

For the first time since the New Deal, a majority of Americans are headed toward a retirement in which they will be financially worse off than their parents, jeopardizing a long era of improved living standards for the nation’s elderly, according to a growing consensus of new research.

The Great Recession and the weak recovery darkened the retirement picture for significant numbers of Americans. And the full extent of the damage is only now being grasped by experts and policymakers.

There was already mounting concern for the long-term security of the country’s rapidly graying population. Then the downturn destroyed 40 percent of Americans’ personal wealth, while creating a long period of high unemployment and an environment in which savings accounts pay almost no interest. Although the surging stock market is approaching record highs, most of these gains are flowing to well-off Americans who already are in relatively good shape for retirement.

 

[Wild Self]

Soon there will be more young people living with their parents to help them make ends meet....most older Americans do not have enough to retire on, and since our piece of shit govt wants to keep printing money like there is no tomorrow, our savings cannot accumulate interest they way it used to in the past. Seniors want their hard earned savings to build up but since the Federal Reserve wants interest rates close to zero, savings will not build up for them.....
http://www.washingtonpost.com/busin...905-11e2-88d0-c4cf65c3ad15_story.html?hpid=z1

For the first time since the New Deal, a majority of Americans are headed toward a retirement in which they will be financially worse off than their parents, jeopardizing a long era of improved living standards for the nation’s elderly, according to a growing consensus of new research.

The Great Recession and the weak recovery darkened the retirement picture for significant numbers of Americans. And the full extent of the damage is only now being grasped by experts and policymakers.

There was already mounting concern for the long-term security of the country’s rapidly graying population. Then the downturn destroyed 40 percent of Americans’ personal wealth, while creating a long period of high unemployment and an environment in which savings accounts pay almost no interest. Although the surging stock market is approaching record highs, most of these gains are flowing to well-off Americans who already are in relatively good shape for retirement.

Not to mention generation X and Y have to pick up the slack for everything. Baby boomers fucked it up for everyone.

 

[kingblaze84]

Soon there will be more young people living with their parents to help them make ends meet....most older Americans do not have enough to retire on, and since our piece of shit govt wants to keep printing money like there is no tomorrow, our savings cannot accumulate interest they way it used to in the past. Seniors want their hard earned savings to build up but since the Federal Reserve wants interest rates close to zero, savings will not build up for them.....
http://www.washingtonpost.com/busin...905-11e2-88d0-c4cf65c3ad15_story.html?hpid=z1

For the first time since the New Deal, a majority of Americans are headed toward a retirement in which they will be financially worse off than their parents, jeopardizing a long era of improved living standards for the nation’s elderly, according to a growing consensus of new research.

The Great Recession and the weak recovery darkened the retirement picture for significant numbers of Americans. And the full extent of the damage is only now being grasped by experts and policymakers.

There was already mounting concern for the long-term security of the country’s rapidly graying population. Then the downturn destroyed 40 percent of Americans’ personal wealth, while creating a long period of high unemployment and an environment in which savings accounts pay almost no interest. Although the surging stock market is approaching record highs, most of these gains are flowing to well-off Americans who already are in relatively good shape for retirement.

Not to mention generation X and Y have to pick up the slack for everything. Baby boomers fucked it up for everyone.

Sad but true. Americans born in this country 55 and over have ruined this country for good. Even Obamacare won't change anything, I just finished watching a report on CNN on how hospital bills are just as high if not higher now then before Obamacare was passed into law. America's best days are for certain behind us.

 

[janklow]

Americans born in this country 55 and over have ruined this country for good..

not 55 and over, just the baby boomers. the generation before them isn't being gifted anything close from the subsequent generations.

 

[kingblaze84]

Americans born in this country 55 and over have ruined this country for good..

not 55 and over, just the baby boomers. the generation before them isn't being gifted anything close from the subsequent generations.

Baby boomers and Americans born in this country aged 55 and over have supported horrible policies over and over again. From supporting the Bush tax cuts which bankrupted the nation (Obama fucked up supporting it as well) to voting for Reagan twice, to supporting the military industrial complex, YES, older Americans supported terrible fiscal policies. Now we're all paying for it with a dollar that isn't worth a damn anymore. And we already know the dollar will be worth even less 5, 10 years from now.

 

[goldenja]

not surprised, i'm just blessed I don't have any kids or i'd lose my mind

 

[Ajackson17]

Communism and Socialism for the win.

 

[kingblaze84]

Communism and Socialism for the win.

I've been wondering if socialism is a good alternative to America's problems lately, especially since I've been talking to this woman who lived in the Soviet Union. I think a perfect solution is a mixture of socialism with capitalism, with houses having set prices along with rents nationwide. We could build more fixed priced homes for seniors and anyone living on a fixed income or low income, that would solve a ton of America's problems right there. If we didn't waste money on so much bs in this country, we'd have the money to keep more people satisfied with less anxiety.

 

[Jabu_Rule]

Communism and Socialism for the win.

I've been wondering if socialism is a good alternative to America's problems lately, especially since I've been talking to this woman who lived in the Soviet Union. I think a perfect solution is a mixture of socialism with capitalism, with houses having set prices along with rents nationwide. We could build more fixed priced homes for seniors and anyone living on a fixed income or low income, that would solve a ton of America's problems right there. If we didn't waste money on so much bs in this country, we'd have the money to keep more people satisfied with less anxiety.

The Soviet Union was a communist in name only dictatorship, rather than a democratic socialist government more akin to what's found in Eastern Europe. Also, the USSR doesn't exist anymore. Currently, Russia is a capitalist dictatorship.

 

[janklow]

what amazes me is that people seem to agree that our government does not function well, and THEN say "we should give them even more control, such as in socialist/communist nations."

 

[Plutarch]

^^^

LOL. yeah that's tricky. but i just think that people are willing to effect change whether that means going further left or further right on the political spectrum. people are sick and tired. besides, it seems that Canada, Britain, and the Scandinavian countries seem to be doing well, and they're more socialist than we are. I think.

 

[Jabu_Rule]

what amazes me is that people seem to agree that our government does not function well, and THEN say "we should give them even more control, such as in socialist/communist nations."

Obviously, they are saying America's current form of government doesn't work, and a new kind of government should be looked into. Are you saying that Anarchy or an Oligarchy is a better form of government? Still, that doesn't mean that a socialist government would work either, but it hasn't been fully tried here and socialism in Europe actually incorporates capitalistic and communistic thoughts. The USSR were never true socialist being that the people were never in control.

 

[janklow]

Are you saying that Anarchy or an Oligarchy is a better form of government?

all i'm saying at THIS point is that more government doesn't seem to be the answer to the problem of "all this government we have is acting abusive and fucked up."

i'm an optimist, so fundamentally, i think we COULD fix up the problems in a US. this optimism is also why i am disappointed with Americans every goddamn day.

 

[kingblaze84]

Are you saying that Anarchy or an Oligarchy is a better form of government?

all i'm saying at THIS point is that more government doesn't seem to be the answer to the problem of "all this government we have is acting abusive and fucked up."

i'm an optimist, so fundamentally, i think we COULD fix up the problems in a US. this optimism is also why i am disappointed with Americans every goddamn day.

What people are saying here is govt should be helping to bail out regular Americans more instead of corporations and banks who get bailed out with trillions of dollars. Remember, America's true debt is way above 16 trillion. The federal reserve is pumping BILLIONS into helping to save the big banks everyday, why not pump billions into creating more affordable housing and protection of regular people?? QE3 would be WAAAAY more useful if regular people instead of big banks got help. The banks have been bailed out long enough already lol smh....

 

[janklow]

What people are saying here is govt should be helping to bail out regular Americans more instead of corporations and banks who get bailed out with trillions of dollars.

maybe they should stop bailing every damn thing out and do what government is supposed to

no, but what i'm saying is, there are above posters debating the merits of socialism/communism/whatever, and my comments apply to that

 

[kingblaze84]

What people are saying here is govt should be helping to bail out regular Americans more instead of corporations and banks who get bailed out with trillions of dollars.

maybe they should stop bailing every damn thing out and do what government is supposed to

no, but what i'm saying is, there are above posters debating the merits of socialism/communism/whatever, and my comments apply to that

I agree that govt shouldnt be picking winners and choosers so much but if banks is gona get bailed out, then regular people should be helped out more then the way things are set up now. As far as communism, I can see why people would wana go to that, capitalism isn't working very well for many if not most Americans now. I'm a capitalist but would be willing to try socialism if this American form of capitalism continues....

 

[kingblaze84]

America has stumbled in a huge way recently......incomes are the LOWEST they have been in TWENTY YEARS, in an age where inflation is king. Not good news for America's future. I'm considering getting a vasectomy after reading this article
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/01/income-drop-twenty-years_n_2790072.html

Worst Income Drop In 20 Years Shows Austerity Arrived Long Before The Sequester

As you have probably heard, today is Sequester Day, when the Austerity Badger sneaks into America and sets our money on fire. In truth, austerity is here already. Exhibit A: the dismal personal-income report released Friday morning.

Personal income plunged 3.6 percent in January, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported, the biggest drop in 20 years. The decline was driven by a couple of unusual one-time effects, according to the BEA.

And still the austerity fever is unbroken. Though President Obama on Friday warned of the dire economic effect of the sequester's "dumb and arbitrary" spending cuts, his solution is a broader deficit-reduction package, a "grand bargain" of tax hikes and spending cuts. More austerity, in other words. Obama's Republican opposition wants a different sort of deficit-cutting package, but ultimately all seem to agree that some amount of austerity is necessary.