Over the next two decades "the boomer generation will pass from dominance into history," notes Jeff Giesea at The Free Press. Keisuke - stock.adobe.com Culture critic: Don’t Let Boomers Eat the Future Over the next two decades “the boomer generation will pass from dominance into history,” notes  Jeff Giesea at The Free Press , and if we fail to reckon with this shift “we’re looking at decades of gerontocratic drift, fiscal implosion and a younger generation that inherits a country stripped of the investments it needed.” Boomers, “wealthier and healthier than any generation before them,” are “understandably reluctant to step aside”; meanwhile, “Social Security and Medicare, which primarily benefit them, consume 40% of the federal budget.” While “resentment toward boomers” is “stupid,” our system needs “fixes,” starting with “honest entitlement reform,” “greater support for young families” and more “political representation for young Americans” to address the “asymmetry of organized political power…