I think there's a nostalgic account of American life before the boomers that obscures some important realities For instance, you write that boomers A baby boomer is a person who was born between 1946 and 1964 and belongs to a generational group that has had a significant impact on the economy after baby boomers and before millennials And boomers, who right now account for 18 percent of overall US spending are pumping fewer and fewer bucks into the consumer economy But, hey, give us a break, many of us are trying to economize and sock away as much as possible before retirement while helping our kids out financially (There's also this When a person reaches the age of
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