Jeanne Massey wrote: "By the 2020s, baby boomleters (kids of baby boomers) will be having kids and likely buying homes in big numbers (though not as big as in their parents' generation), filling in some (but not likely all) those homes built for their parents' generation."
Not quite accurate. Baby boomers began life in 1946. That generation runs through 1964 (assuming a generation is 18 years). Our kids have already had their kids, for the most part. Here's a chart: Generation Born Age 18 Age 40 Baby Boomers 1946-1963 1964-1981 1986-2003 Baby Boomleters 1964-1981 1982-1999 2004-2021 Next generation 1982-1999 2000-2017 2022-2039 So the baby boomleters are more likely finished having children by 2020 and their children, in many cases, will also be about done having children. (I couldn't resist jumping into this one because my parents were both in the Army in World War II, met their and were the first American GIs married in occupied Germany. They mustered out at the end of the war, and I was born 9 months later, one of the very first baby boomers--with loads of company. When I went to kindergarten, schools were experiencing the first year of increased enrollment. I was delighted because I was one of six kindergarteners who were moved into a first grade class because there wasn't enough space in kindergarten in my elementary school in St. Paul.) Dottie Titus, Jordan REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@mnforum.org Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
