Those with some acumen will realize that there is this thing called the ripple effect. We are not living in an isolated generation bubble and the events of now and in the future will have positive and negative ramifications on generations before and afterwards.
Other than common sense, the referenced article makes the strongest point. Gen-X is reaching its prime spending years. So, Gen-X finds it self in a financial crisis and by default the money that pumps the machine isn't at the throughput it is expected to be. Your 'I was born in 1976' claim is thin ice to be standing on when the job that was going to be created for you becomes vapor.
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Those with some acumen will realize that there is this thing called the ripple effect. We are not living in an isolated generation bubble and the events of now and in the future will have positive and negative ramifications on generations before and afterwards.
Other than common sense, the referenced article makes the strongest point. Gen-X is reaching its prime spending years. So, Gen-X finds it self in a financial crisis and by default the money that pumps the machine isn't at the throughput it is expected to be. Your 'I was born in 1976' claim is thin ice to be standing on when the job that was going to be created for you becomes vapor.