Letters: ‘Newton’s First Law of Motion Doesn’t Apply to Millennial Careers’
Readers discuss who—or what—is to blame for the economic insecurity young Americans face today.
Millennials Didn’t Kill the Economy. The Economy Killed Millennials.
According to a new report by economists at the Federal Reserve, Millennials have consumption preferences similar to those of older generations, yet are less well off than members of earlier generations were at around the same age. The American system is working against Millennials, Derek Thompson wrote last week—and then blaming them for everything.
I am 34, which makes me an older Millennial, but a Millennial still. Like most other Millennials, I got a late start on my professional career. I double-majored in liberal arts in undergrad and got a full-ride scholarship to work on a graduate degree in history on my way to teaching at the college level. This was around 2009, when the economy was starting to fall apart. By the time I got out
