joining me is paul taylor, author of "the next america."g in this country, young and old. can you explain? >> you touched on a lot of them. this is a fascinating generation. the oldest of the len y'alls are in their 30s. in addition to what you pointed out, they are the first generation in american history to be doing less well economically than their parents generation. some of this has to do with student loan debt. but if you look at the folks really in trouble in this generation, it's the kids that didn't go to college to begin with. we know that the changing kbloebl economy is killing a lot of jobs that high school graduates used to be able to get. 25 to 33-year-olds, unemployment rate is about 4% with a b.a. degree. without a degree, it's about 12%. you go to school and wind up with $30,000 in debt. you don't go to college, you have trouble finding a job. >> surveys find there's no sign of a generation war. >> it's fascinating. it has to do with changing cultural norms. i'm a baby boomer. my cohort came of age in the '60s. these kids k