• Azzu@lemm.ee
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      14 hours ago

      Wish this would be adjusted for age. Obviously someone who had more time to accumulate wealth will have more wealth. The real question is how much wealth does each generation have at the same age.

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        It also matters at the time, as that’s a form of power. Guess who can donate seriously to political campaigns, for example.

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          True. Question is a bit how much wealth is in things and how much in money - some boomer owning a nice house and a vacation home is very wealthy, but might not necessarily have the liquidity to donate if they live on some relatively small pension.

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        8 hours ago

        I am working off of one bar and have no electricity but this research has been done. I think pew has it, but it might be at ITAR

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          It’s extremely simple. How many people are alive born before 1946? Not many compared to the other generations. Their wealth went to their boomer children.

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      Well this here GenXer wishes he could have some of that wealth. Unless ‘have a mortgage’ constitutes wealth.

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        It actually does. The amount paid off at least, since the property is the wealth.

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          Considering how little we’re going to get back when we sell it within the next few months before fleeing to the UK, I would say that I don’t think it’s wealth.

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              In the sense that the UK isn’t likely to force my queer daughter into a conversion camp in the near future, no.

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                  Right, because Labour, (and the Tories and the Lib Dems) are all totally homophobic just like Republicans.

                  What the fuck are you talking about?

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                    I’m just saying that I think this particular fear you have is roughly equally likely. Maybe the likelihood of it happening in the US is double or triple than the UK, but I think that would put the likelihood only from 0.01% to 0.03%, so basically the same.

                    Forcing queers (~8% of the population) in re-education camps would incite riots. They won’t do it.