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[quote=Anonymous]My boomer dad was born into poverty, had private college fully covered by state grants, and bought a home in MoCo for $60k in the mid-70s. He retired from his government job at a reasonable age with a pension of 90% of his salary. My brother and I have been fortunate to do even better than he did thanks to choosing more lucrative careers, but our younger sister is the typical beleaguered millennial who has been hit by layoffs, unaffordable housing, and her husband’s student loan debt. I see my dad as someone who had some luck with timing due to being a smart white male, but it was not without tradeoffs. For someone like my sister the tradeoffs are harder to see.[/quote]
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