THE LOOTING OF GENERATION X The old saying goes, “Demography is destiny.” If that’s true, Gen X’s destiny is a rigged game. Born between 1965 and 1980, this generation came of age in an era of economic upheaval, corporate sellouts, and government betrayal. Here’s the brutal truth: They worked through the pension collapse. Boomers enjoyed defined-benefit pensions—guaranteed checks for life. But by the time Gen X hit the workforce, employers were switching to 401(k) scams that shifted all the risk onto workers. Now, these accounts are prey to inflation, stock market crashes, and government money-printing. They got slammed with the Great Recession. While Boomers were cashing out, Gen X was raising families when Wall Street torched the housing market in…
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