How the 'Greatest Generation' got that way..
11-11-2009, 05:41 AM
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I was not trying to say WWII was not difficult only that, from the GI's view, every war is difficult.
The issue I was pointing to was the legacy left by the various generations. In this case, the WWII generation's legacy is two things, their management of the Vietnam war and Medicare.
It's pretty obvious the two things bankrupting this country are Social Security and Medicare. Social security can be fixed fairly easily. When it was enacted the average life expectancy was far below what it is today. The fix is easy, just raise the age of entitlement to some number which balances the program. However for Medicare it's not that easy. There are really only a couple of solutions. Ration care or get the system out of government control and back into the private sector, where it will be better managed. Neither of these two will ever happen, so we continue down the path to bankruptcy. Thus the WWII generation's legacy is creating a system which has bankrupted our country.
11-11-2009, 06:09 AM
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sarcasm at it's finest.
At first glance I was under the impression that this was about some of the positives that generation gave us and after reading some of the post's it appears not, so I will add to it by saying that the generation that followed them did no better than they did and in fact made certain things worse!!!!!!!!
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11-11-2009, 06:21 AM
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At first glance I was under the impression that this was about some of the positives that generation gave us and after reading some of the post's it appears not, so I will add to it by saying that the generation that followed them did no better than they did and in fact made certain things worse!!!!!!!!Fred
that was being compared to the start of another Dark Ages...
11-11-2009, 06:26 AM
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11-11-2009, 07:57 AM
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Actually, this thread was about FDR's rapid response to a national crisis
that was being compared to the start of another Dark Ages...
that was being compared to the start of another Dark Ages...
11-11-2009, 08:31 AM
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Slightly off topic--Don't forget that the term "greatest generation" was coined by a TV news reader who was hawking his book. He has no standing to decide what generation is better than another.
Additionally, ascribing actions to some "generation" (or other social group) supports collectivist ideology.
I, therefore, reject the term "greatest generation" but salute the great Americans who had to navigate the 1930s and the 1940s.
By the way, happy Veteran's Day to vets of all ages.
WW
Additionally, ascribing actions to some "generation" (or other social group) supports collectivist ideology.
I, therefore, reject the term "greatest generation" but salute the great Americans who had to navigate the 1930s and the 1940s.
By the way, happy Veteran's Day to vets of all ages.
WW
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