The Way We Spend Now
I take exception to the subtext of David Brooks's article (Oct. 15) that the generation that survived the Depression 'are America's most conspicuous consumers.' Our generation listened to our parents' cautionary tales. We knew better than not to save for a rainy day. Those of us who could afford it sent our kids to college. Now that we have finished paying off those bills, we might have a little discretionary income, but Brooks calls us 'gray-haired hedonists.' Enough of this gray bashing. Less than 10 years ago we were told that our children would not be able to live as well as we have. Nonsense. We're not the generation building McMansions. We paid our dues.
Louise W. Demakis  Westport, Conn.