07-03-2019, 09:50 AM
(07-03-2019, 09:37 AM)Arturo Bandini Wrote: What is a Boomer ? A baby boomer ? Being born in 1964 doesn't make you a boomer ?
BTW, I'm not amercian but I think I already stated that I was impressed with Mrs Harris way before the debate.
Yes, a Baby Boomer. The generations are difficult to define. Putting hard lines on birth years isn't really effective, as it has a lot to do with how you experienced life during your formative years. The generation of your parents also plays a huge factor. Anyway, the cutoff for Boomers is generally the mid-'60s, so she is right on the line, there, to be in Generation X. But her parents are of the Silent Generation, which moves her a little more into the Boomer category.
Regardless, I'd like to see someone solidly from Generation X on the ballot. I'm a bit tired of folks running things that don't understand how growing up in the post-Vietnam era is different than what they experienced, because that changes the approach to a lot of things.
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR