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Review of Intergenerational Theft
[Following is a volunteer review of "Intergenerational Theft" by Daniel Harrison.]
“It’s equivalent to someone living it up on a credit card and then expecting their children to pay the bill when they die.”
Intergenerational Theft by Daniel Anthony Harrison documents the shortcomings of the UK economy and how they originate from the decisions of the Baby Boomer’s era of politics. Harrison questions why this generation struggles to make ends meet despite being paid the most in history. With graphs and statistics, Harrison makes a compelling argument criticizing how the decisions of the Baby Boomer votes endangered the future of their own children.
This was a very educational read. Unfortunately, due to a heavy amount of punctuation errors, I will have to drop my rating to three out of five stars. Despite this, this book has several positives. For every non-fiction, providing one’s sources is essential. Harrison excels with this aspect, saturating his writing with infographics and citing quotations from recorded council meetings. Although the book covers difficult material, the author makes sure to briefly explain financial terms prior for those who are not familiar with economics- such as myself. Lastly, I thoroughly enjoyed the counter-argument section in the final part of the book. Harrison debunks the many crude arguments made by Baby Boomers against the younger generation. I appreciate this, and agree that while we are all working hard the fact is it is much harder to gain housing and financial stability today compared to the 1980’s.
As mentioned before, this book does suffer from many punctuation errors. Specifically, there are misplaced quotation marks and parenthesis. These errors paired with factual statements meant that I had to decipher and reread a couple passages. Along with this, the overall tone of the book is aggressive. While I agree that both the media and politicians have favored the Baby Boomer generation, I must confess that some of the repeated statements in the book began to feel abrasive. I found myself rereading the same remarks several times throughout the book. Particularly the author describing “baby boomers gleefully rubbing their hands” whenever they mention the inflation of the housing market. I do not believe that Harrison did this with intention, but out of passion for the subject. It is not a bad description; the author just needs to be wary of how often he uses that description. He has the evidence to prove his arguments, it is just that these trivial things can become grating with each repeat.
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Intergenerational Theft
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“It’s equivalent to someone living it up on a credit card and then expecting their children to pay the bill when they die.”
Intergenerational Theft by Daniel Anthony Harrison documents the shortcomings of the UK economy and how they originate from the decisions of the Baby Boomer’s era of politics. Harrison questions why this generation struggles to make ends meet despite being paid the most in history. With graphs and statistics, Harrison makes a compelling argument criticizing how the decisions of the Baby Boomer votes endangered the future of their own children.
This was a very educational read. Unfortunately, due to a heavy amount of punctuation errors, I will have to drop my rating to three out of five stars. Despite this, this book has several positives. For every non-fiction, providing one’s sources is essential. Harrison excels with this aspect, saturating his writing with infographics and citing quotations from recorded council meetings. Although the book covers difficult material, the author makes sure to briefly explain financial terms prior for those who are not familiar with economics- such as myself. Lastly, I thoroughly enjoyed the counter-argument section in the final part of the book. Harrison debunks the many crude arguments made by Baby Boomers against the younger generation. I appreciate this, and agree that while we are all working hard the fact is it is much harder to gain housing and financial stability today compared to the 1980’s.
As mentioned before, this book does suffer from many punctuation errors. Specifically, there are misplaced quotation marks and parenthesis. These errors paired with factual statements meant that I had to decipher and reread a couple passages. Along with this, the overall tone of the book is aggressive. While I agree that both the media and politicians have favored the Baby Boomer generation, I must confess that some of the repeated statements in the book began to feel abrasive. I found myself rereading the same remarks several times throughout the book. Particularly the author describing “baby boomers gleefully rubbing their hands” whenever they mention the inflation of the housing market. I do not believe that Harrison did this with intention, but out of passion for the subject. It is not a bad description; the author just needs to be wary of how often he uses that description. He has the evidence to prove his arguments, it is just that these trivial things can become grating with each repeat.
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Intergenerational Theft
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