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You are here: Home / News / “Love Letter to the Boomers”: Man Reveals Eye-Watering Numbers About Wage Disparity Across Generations

“Love Letter to the Boomers”: Man Reveals Eye-Watering Numbers About Wage Disparity Across Generations

Last Modified: May 30, 2023 by Sylvia Silverstone | This post may contain affiliate links for products we love and suggest. The views expressed in the article are solely the author's opinions.

The gap between baby boomers and millennials cannot be unseen, and it becomes even more apparent with every interaction. These two generations have completely different experiences, which makes it understandable why older folks might not get younger ones. 

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Image credit: @call_me_jacket via TikTok

But, there's this one man who says it's not about boomers understanding millennials –, the real problem is that boomers don't seem to get how inflation works.

A TikTok video posted by @call_me_jacket has gone viral recently, which suggests that people nowadays are earning much less money than they used to, even if the numbers may suggest otherwise.

In the video titled "Love Letter to the Boomers," a man points out how older individuals often pressure younger ones by comparing their success to the current generation's. 

Sarcastically mimicking the words of an older person, he says, “Oh, when I was your age I got paid $15 an hour just like you and I owned a home by the end of the wear,” 

He assumes that if he were making $31,200 a year today, accounting for reasonable inflation rates, it wouldn’t be worth as much as it was back in the 70s. 

He questions, "Do you know how much I'd be making accounting for inflation? Is it $80,000? $90,000? $100,000?"

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It turns out that the amount is far greater than one would expect. 

To illustrate his point, he shows a picture of a Google search result that displays the value of $31,200 from 1970.

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It turns out, if he was making $31,200 a year back in the 70s, it would be worth $238,661.51 a year now.

“Ladies and gentlemen, I would be making over 1/4 million dollars a year, that’s how much money you were making back then,” he says

“I don’t wanna hear it, I have to live in a trailer because I can’t afford anything else.”

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The video has sparked thousands of comments from people who could relate to his frustration with boomers.

“They climbed to the top with the strongest economy then kicked the ladder down behind them,” one wrote referring to boomers.

“Just work harder” a second criticized. 

“They’re sooooooooooooo out of TOUCH!” a third added “I ignore them now.”

The video prompted some viewers to do the math with their parents. One person wrote, “my dad and I did the math. his $4/hr entry level job back then had the same buying power as $30/hr would now.”

Another shared, “My dad's first job in HIGHSCHOOL payed him the equivalent of $65k/year”

Others were surprised that the OP could afford a trailer in light of the current economic situation. One viewer remarked, "I can't even afford a trailer," while another expressed shock, "You guys are getting trailers?"

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Sylvia Silverstone is a passionate writer who loves to share her knowledge and expertise on a wide range of topics, including beauty, life hacks, entertainment, health, news, and money. With a keen eye for detail and a talent for storytelling, Sylvia's engaging writing style keeps readers coming back for more.

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  1. Millie

    April 12, 2023 at 2:38 pm

    You need to go out to the streets and protest. Create a revolution against those CEOs earning millions of dollars (thanks Bill Clinton for signing that bill) and wanting to increase profits and their bonuses by reducing operational expenses including. And your salary is part of those operational expenses.

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