Catherine Rampell, in her Dec. 7 op-ed, “Kids these days aren’t the problem,” posited that millennials are being blamed for all of society’s woes, but, in the end, her argument was nothing more than a reverse continuation of the finger-pointing she feels from older generations.
By the way, how can a generation be broke and simultaneously be the chief consumers of overpriced kale salads at Sweetgreen? Debt of any form — be it student or consumer — can get paid down much more quickly by personal responsibility and thrift, including, say, preparing one’s own meals. But that’s such an old-fashioned notion now, isn’t it?
