Speaker: David Willetts MP Chair: Professor John Hills This event was recorded on 16 February 2010 in Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House David Willetts will analyse the distribution of income and wealth between different generations in Britain. He will investigate why the baby boomer generation have done particularly well for both income and wealth. He will then look at why the younger generation face much less favourable economic circumstances. Drawing on his new book The Pinch he will firmly place the issue of fairness between the generations on the political agenda.
an australian recently wrote a controversial book about baby boomers and generation y/x (ie younger people just starting their careers). he did it to inject some original thinking and content into public debate, ie that did not revolve around terrorism.
however, i think the case can be made for relating the 911 conspiracy to baby boomers needing to be moved on.
i see the bush government as being controlled by rich corporations who see america as a resource to be used to increase the power and profits of their companies.
these corporations, and the bush government, are run by baby boomers.
so if we got rid of the baby boomers, or at least told them to move on, their despotic and greedy plans to do things like take over the most powerful government in the world and control it for their own interests would not take place.
so i say we need to look further into this issue of baby boomers causing all this turmoil, because of their selfish, greedy, money-grabbing plans.
The US Government officialy defines the Baby Boom Generation as all individuals born between 1946-1964. They really don't get to specific about either Generation X or Y. What years do you think should incorporate these three vastly different generations and why? Whether it's the self-centred baby boomers, or the slacking, cynical generation Xer's, or the over-protected, sheltered, community minded, "I'm entitled" generation Y types, every generation gets hanged with a label. Please think of this when trying to define an answer. It will help in trying to figure what historical events defined their generation, and ultimately which birth years seperate them.
I am part of generation y and I know a lot of the people in my generation are disrespectful and arrogant but we are the people you have created. I appreciate what my past generations have done and sometimes it would be nice for people to not ask me to facebook them or for my email. I miss talking all night long and I do miss going out more but i still stand by the notion that times are changing and have changed with our internet and electronic faze. So what really gets under your skin about us?
Which Star Wars characters map to which generations? (you might be surprised!) Carlen Lea Lesser presents at e-Patient Connections 2009. - Pecha Kucha style (20 slides, 20 seconds per slide) - Strauss & Howe Generational Theory - Boomers in Fourth Turning - Baby Boomers = Darth Vader - Gen Xers = Han Solo - Millennials = whiny tatooine farm boysSAVE THE DATES: e-Patient Connections 2010! ====================================== The conference that generated all the buzz last year will return to the Philadelphia Hyatt Bellevue from September 27-29, 2010. Make sure to sign-up for all the updates at www.epatient2010.com.
