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Some ideas: - Interest free loans for first property deposits - Rent subsidies for young families or couples, with a rent cap. - Mortgage repayment subsidies for young people during times of interest rate rises - Wipe out student loan debt/make higher education free again - Incease stamp duty...

I'm certain it's not possible to build houses quickly enough to eradicate the wealth inequality between the generations, but you're right, we should be building more sooner and in greater number to help the generations of the future. I do believe something akin 'windfall' tax to the boomers who...

This thread has been interesting. I think I can pretty much summarise the views: - House prices are the leading cause of wealth inequalities between boomers and young people - 'Boomers' generally believe that their wealth is deserved and earned and so it would be unfair to subsidise young...

How much, in your view, should a young person need to earn to live a decent enough life? £30k? £40k? £100k? What are their options if they are in a £40k job working a 45 hour week and all their money is going on rent? Get a 2nd job? Even then, how long would it take them to save £50k for a...

It's nobodys fault... it's just the way things have panned out. Boomers were lucky to be born when they were - but that ship has sailed. Low or average earning young people will never experience such wealth, or anything close... or anything at all - unless they are 'lucky' enough to receive a...

I'm doing fine, but it's not about me. It's about the millions of young people who feel like they have no future - which to be fair, they probably don't, unless things change. Rent, work, die - with no real pension to fall back on to enjoy any kind of retirement. Daren't even speculate how...

Young people are working just as hard, but with a lot lot less to show for it, or even nothing at all. Boomers are so in denial about the whole situation. Of course you want to enjoy your retirement, the fruits of your labour... but at least have a little bit of sympathy for the young who will...

Thanks, that's correct, I was in no way advocating violence with the term. In respect of recognising 'what I'd done' or even apologising for it, I don't think I did anything wrong. If anything, now we are blessed with hindsight, it turns out that I was right about most of my claims (about...

Yep, OK boomer. Boomer parents had WW2. Therefore deserve much wealth. Young people has boomers as parents. Therefore deserve f*** all.

That's not really fair though, is it. Surely the young people who work hard deserve the opportunities that boomers regard as normal - such as home ownership, or decent pensions - rather than just those lucky enough to have parents who are well off.

This post is the epitome of the insufferable boomer generation that has absolutely no sympathy for the struggles of younger people. Not only do you want to hoard your wealth from the young who are so desperate - you would love to take away their freedom of speech speaking up about the issue as...

Do you really think most of Gen Z will have any kind of wealth in 30 years time? Those with property and decent pensions will be the minority. Most of them will be, for want of a better word, f***ed.

The results of this poll are indicative of why young people are in this hopeless mess. Simply, the boomers vote, and will never give up their undeserved acquired wealth if they can help it. The pitchforks are coming though. It's worth finding a solution democratically before things start to...

Inspired by https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/tax/news/boomers-tax-pensions-wealth-divide-ifs/