The War Against Youth

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Stephen Marche, Esquire:

The recession didn’t gut the prospects of American young people. The Baby Boomers took care of that.

The article offers a look at generational conflict and its role in the current economic environment. In short, Marche notes that the United States is currently a gerontocracy, that Baby Boomer claims of youth entitlement are rather ironic, and that youth serve as collateral damage in the name of their own future.