The myth of the broke millennial (The Atlantic)

Medicaid is not the same as Medicare. Citing margins on private Medicare Advantage plans to make an argument about publicly run Medicaid provision doesn’t make any sense.

And the discussion about redistribution is getting well off track.

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While there is a lot of leeway in the café, we are really straying from the article. Please, let’s try to get back on track. Thank you!

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I don’t know any “broke” millennials. But I do know some who make less then their parents or who aren’t as well off as their parents. But it’s more a case of the parent was a CEO, a lawyer, or a neurosurgeon and the kid is an elementary school teacher. The kids are making a decent living but aren’t as wealthy as their parent is…

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