a minority-majority country, it will take an extra decade to amass enough citizens with voting rights to make a difference. While immigrants and their children will indeed make the U.S. For another, the supposed liberal wave that will supplant boomer conservatives will take time to arrive. For one thing, the homegrown boomers were joined, half a century ago, by a huge influx of baby boomer immigrants, swelling their numbers and moderating the present conservative vote. There are complications in the picture, though. And, of course, it descends from there.” Many of those boomers cling desperately to power and privilege, often to the detriment of younger generations. In 2030, boomers are projected to make up about 17 percent of the population, the lowest density since 1955. “By 2025,” he writes, “most boomers will be aged 65 or over five years later, they all will. Now, writes Washington Post political columnist Bump, the numbers are changing significantly. Thus the 1960s youth culture, Woodstock, and yuppies. The population explosion of 1946-1964-which required California to open a new school every week through the 1950s, at enormous cost-resulted in a generation that vastly outnumbered its predecessors. In-depth examination of the end of the baby boom and what it means for younger Americans.
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