In the war among the generations over how hard it was when they were young, everyone has a point.
America has had a generation gap from the very start, and generational warfare for almost as long. But in at least one area, I believe a cease-fire is possible: We can end the war over which generation had it worse when they were young.
With soaring rents, high mortgage rates, student loans and a ballooning national debt to pay for entitlements, Generation Z and many younger millennials say they are getting a raw deal. Older Americans, meanwhile, are sick of all the whining from entitled young coworkers who they see as slackers.
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Allison Schrager is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor of City Journal.
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