The Humanist Cafe
Wednesday, August 1, 2018 – 7:00-8:30 pm
James Bay New Horizons 234 Menzies Street, Victoria
Discussion Topic: The Baby Boomer Generation – Something To Celebrate Or Lament?
moderator: John Pope
“Baby boomers (also known as boomers) are the demographic cohort following the Silent Generation and preceding Generation X…. Some define “baby boomers” as those born between 1946 and 1964.” -Wikipedia
As a group, baby boomers were the wealthiest, most active, and most physically fit generation up to the era in which they arrived, and were amongst the first to grow up genuinely expecting the world to improve with time.
Our discussion will attempt to resolve whether boomers met these expectations, or failed to do so leaving the following generation with a worse condition.
“Baby boomers (also known as boomers) are the demographic cohort following the Silent Generation and preceding Generation X…. Some define “baby boomers” as those born between 1946 and 1964.” -Wikipedia
Interesting facts and stats about the Baby Boomer Generations: http://www.johnfdini.com/baby-boomer-facts
Canadian millenials have a reason to resent boomers: https://business.financialpost.com/real-estate/retirees-are-driving-up-prices-of-waterfront-cottages-in-canada
Canadian millenials have a NO reason to resent boomers: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/boomers-and-upper-middle-class-to-america-we-didnt-start-the-fire-2018-07-25
Attitudes toward socialism have changed: https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/socialism-boomers_us_5b59d206e4b0de86f49449ea
Surprise! Millennials are following their boomer parents and adopting suburban life: https://atlantaagentmagazine.com/2018/07/23/millennials-baby-boomers-defy-assumed-market-trends/
Pension funds are affected by retiring boomers: https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnmauldin/2018/07/02/europes-pension-funds-are-running-low-as-boomers-retire/#4f09f15f63a0
Questions
Are people better off than they were in 1970?
Do millenials have a reason to resent boomers?
How did the boomer generation differ from other generations?
What effect did the ‘silent generation’ have on the boomers?
Can boomers be proud of their generation?
[Your questions here]
See you there! Bring a thoughtful friend.
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