Life After the Baby Boomers Retire

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Your seeing it....

theres less experienced people in charge now and no education. just like all the airplanes crashing because theres kids running the radar towers and there not educated enough and have no experience. one reason this country is gone into the whole is because of the baby boomers leaving it all up to us. didnt transfer this country over to us young folks properly. i said only 1 reason! OB 08

will goodwin of FL @ Sep 23, 2008 00:12:46 AM

Your seeing it....

theres less experienced people in charge now and no education. just like all the airplanes crashing because theres kids running the radar towers and there not educated enough and have no experience. one reason this country is gone into the whole is because of the baby boomers leaving it all up to us. didnt transfer this country over to us young folks properly. i said only 1 reason! OB 08

will goodwin of FL @ Sep 23, 2008 00:12:43 AM

When All Boomers are 65

I don't think life in America will be much different than it is today when all boomers turn 65. America keeps close to the status quo. A war every so often. Innovations. Inflations. A crisis here and there. The Republicans for a couple of terms. The Democrats for a couple of terms.

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Rita of WA @ Aug 24, 2008 23:07:46 PM

Life After Boomers Retire 2030

Where the WW2 generation had a depression era begining and having a wealthy working life and retirement; the babyboomers were born to affluence and worked and expected a middle class lifestyle. I think we will be the polar opposite of the WW2 generation we will end in poverty. Many of us have 50k in IRA/401k's and whatever social security may pay. One wedding, one new roof, one health event, one child in a tight situation and our savings will be halved if not depleted. This will leave social security alone and for those who retire at 62 a very meager benefit. When we were born there were shiny new hospitals awaiting, we will end of in nursing homes that are more akin to Romanian orphanages, warehouses at best; all of us waiting, pushing the button for service much like the freeways today. Hopefully, they will be staffed with English speaking kind hearted people but I doubt it. Sorry to be a pessimist/realist.

Loren of CA @ Aug 22, 2008 12:18:21 PM

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