Boomers Broke the Economy

Housing, education, healthcare, and asset prices rose far faster than wages, leaving younger generations with structurally worse affordability.

Boomers benefited from cheap housing, free or low-cost college, and strong pensions, then voted for tax cuts and zoning rules that pushed home prices, tuition, and debt onto younger generations who now earn less relative to those costs.

While younger generations face severe housing and education affordability crises, they also benefit from technological progress and higher historical standards of living.