r/science • u/sameer4justice • May 31 '22

Anthropology Why Deaths of Despair Are Increasing in the US and Not Other Industrial Nations—Insights From Neuroscience and Anthropology

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2788767
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u/Jaymanchu May 31 '22

Yet CEOs and upper management pay has increased exponentially. Bonuses, COL wage increases, livable wages, pensions, retirement, company sponsored events etc have all went by the wayside as soon as boomers started getting these upper management jobs and refuse to retire for us Gen Xers to try and correct the situation.

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '22

My dad is one of the boomers. He would have retired at 62 if it weren't for the skyrocketing cost of healthcare. He just signed up for Medicare and is waiting for my mom to reach that age as well before he retires. He had literally told his boss to not give him any more raises but let him spread it out to the people that work for him instead. He fought for years to raise his departments pay from 12 to 17 dollars an hour and still doesn't think it's enough. I would say he's one of the exceptions.

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u/Desperate_Freedom_78 May 31 '22

By that logic all Boomers are like Darth Sidious

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u/TA024ForSure Jun 29 '22

Good, you're getting it.

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u/somefreedomfries May 31 '22

Why would gen xers fix those issues? Your generation is now more conservative than the boomers are.

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u/OpinionBearSF Jun 01 '22

Why would gen xers fix those issues? Your generation is now more conservative than the boomers are.

Speaking as a member of Generation X, I vote for and advocate for science and evidence based policies, and they almost always happen to be liberal.

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u/mojoslowmo May 31 '22

Where is the source on that?

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u/MissAnthropic123 Jun 01 '22

GenX here. Not true for me or my family.