The Unluckiest Generation: What Will Become of Millennials?

[LuvNewcastle]

7. I guess I'm an Xer, although I don't really think of myself as such.

I think this country's obsession with generational nicknames is pretty strange. It probably has more to do with advertising gimmicks than anything else.

But all that aside, most of the people I know who are around my age either aren't doing well, or they're in precarious financial situations. A common problem for them is chronic unemployment or underemployment. There's a lot of anxiety about whether there will be any jobs left for them if/when the economy bounces back. Many are fearful that they'll get skipped over for younger applicants. Most of them don't have much savings, if any at all, and are still too young to retire anyway.

This country faces a lot of challenges to provide opportunity for all of us at any age and things need to be done now to prepare for the future. The gridlock in our government isn't going to cut it anymore. People are getting very restless. They've lost hope and the change has not been forthcoming. I feel like people are waiting for something to happen, anything at all.