Lee Duna@lemmy.nzcake to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoCredit card balances spiked in the third quarter to a $1.08 trillion record. Here's how we got herewww.cnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1184arrow-down17
arrow-up1177arrow-down1external-linkCredit card balances spiked in the third quarter to a $1.08 trillion record. Here's how we got herewww.cnbc.comLee Duna@lemmy.nzcake to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square44fedilink
minus-squareprotistlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down11·8 months ago on top of taking on a shitton of debt to take care of some of the broke boomers in our lives You might consider making some different choices
minus-squareconditional_soup@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·8 months agoWell, it’s that or let people who never shared in the spoils of that generation’s fabulous wealth go homeless, so, in a word: no.
minus-squareCADmonkey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·8 months agoMaybe those broke boomers should have planned for the future.
minus-squareconditional_soup@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·8 months agoMaybe they’re not the stereotypical rich fuckhead boomer and you should show a little compassion or class solidarity.
minus-squareCADmonkey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoSuch hostility. You sound like a rich fuckhead who should work on some compassion or class solidarity.
minus-squareconditional_soup@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-28 months agoIf you think it reads better with hostility, that’s your business. My suggested tone for reading it is concern. Unsurprised disappointment also works.
You might consider making some different choices
Well, it’s that or let people who never shared in the spoils of that generation’s fabulous wealth go homeless, so, in a word: no.
Maybe those broke boomers should have planned for the future.
Maybe they’re not the stereotypical rich fuckhead boomer and you should show a little compassion or class solidarity.
Such hostility. You sound like a rich fuckhead who should work on some compassion or class solidarity.
If you think it reads better with hostility, that’s your business. My suggested tone for reading it is concern. Unsurprised disappointment also works.