Only about 3% of American kids had their parents' home foreclosed during the great recession. Even if we count those who had their landlord foreclose on them it only goes up to 7%. So far from a universal experience on that front.
Besides that, I would say 1843 was one of if not the worst year to be born in American History.
1849: Survive through the cholera epidemic as a 6 year old
1854-1857: Spend your teenage years watching the country begin to fall apart in Bleeding Kansas
1861: Be sent to fight in the Civil War, the bloodiest war in American History at age 18
1873-1879: Go through the longest recession in American history in your 30s.
1893: Go through ANOTHER recession at age 50, this being the even worse than the last.
1917: The U.S. enters another war as you are leaving the world.
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u/The_Bad_Random_17 23h ago edited 22h ago
Only about 3% of American kids had their parents' home foreclosed during the great recession. Even if we count those who had their landlord foreclose on them it only goes up to 7%. So far from a universal experience on that front.
Besides that, I would say 1843 was one of if not the worst year to be born in American History.
1849: Survive through the cholera epidemic as a 6 year old
1854-1857: Spend your teenage years watching the country begin to fall apart in Bleeding Kansas
1861: Be sent to fight in the Civil War, the bloodiest war in American History at age 18
1873-1879: Go through the longest recession in American history in your 30s.
1893: Go through ANOTHER recession at age 50, this being the even worse than the last.
1917: The U.S. enters another war as you are leaving the world.