Aren't baby boomers scr**ing us?
354443
I'm a baby boomer and I completely agree with you. What you didn't mention is that we are probably one of the single most self centered and selfish generations around. You can thank the poor educational system, widespread family breakdowns, multigenerational welfare families, and various unwinable wars on us and our refusal to acknowledge reality. Good luck. You'll need it.
1036476
I am not from the 60's generation, but my parents were. That is just how things were back in the 60's. Things were just so inicent and non-sexual like they are now.\nThe 60's was just another generation.
1101008
My personal experience doesn't match yours. The majority of activists in my area are gen X and gen "Why?". The baby boomers are all busy with hip replacements around here.
787540
Hi muAn, \n\nI used to have the same idea as you that Americans/Europeans do not care about their elders but that's just a generalization. I realized that we cannot just look at them as a whole but we need to look at them as individuals. We must also respect them as we respect our elders. \n\ntake care =)
361933
Not every body is. But, the ones that are need to get off their lazy rears and get a life. The rest of us have to keep the lazy bums up.
113939
HaHa.. DJ dun worry.. we aren't talking about it openly you say...\n\nheck coz we are working on it.. damn.. we have a population bomb..\n\nBtW- on a sombre note.. we are quiet knockingly being given examples to the contrary of wat u say, lately.. thanx to the media & information boom..
461788
believe that we have degraded since the 50"s and early 60"s. think that is the last time America stood together on life issues. there was not family fall out like now. think people tried to do what was right even when it was hard. man tried to provide and make households survive while woman were trying to be thee best to be a mother not 100 different things and then a mother. (no way intended as a slam meaning trying to be a worker teacher home maker taxi driver sister daughter wife then mother is very hard. and not far back in the 50S most woman stayed at home and had the ability to be th mother they dreamed of. ) we treated our kids different as the future not as a necessity or interruption.
622789
A baby boomer is someone who was born during the period of increased birth rates when economic prosperity arose in many countries following World War II. In the United States, the term is iconic and more properly capitalized as Baby Boomers and commonly applied to people with birth years from the span 1946 to 1964, which may comprise more than one generation. The Baby Boom is the iconic term widely used to refer to the American population and culture in particular, as post WW II demographics abroad did not mirror the sustained growth in American families over the same interval.\n\nSo, baby boomers are between 42 and 60.
290925
We Baby Boomers are getting old.  Therefore, anything which deals with the needs of seniors is a growing field.  Medical professions, of course, and leisure time activities, hobbies, entertainment suitable to seniors.  \n\nOne area of growing interest is collectibles.  We all had so much stuff run through our fingers that we now wish we could have back.  There's a book out for doll collectors titled "I Had That Doll!"  The exclamation point in the title tells it all:  I let it get away from me, and I want it back.  Only now, it's very expensive.\n\nAnother important field is investments.  We mostly all have fears that the Social Security system will be a joke by the time we get to it, if it isn't already.  We have IRAs and 401Ks, and we need young, savvy, computer literate investment counselors to help us stop being afraid of old age and running out of money.  (Come to think of it, the collectibles field is also an investment field, if done with smarts.)
537570
No I am not.For 6hrs.a day you guys weren't on the site.That way us old people could ask questions about how to make you mind.Now we aren't going to be able to do that.lol\nWE NEED YEAR ROUND SCHOOL!!Parents unite.HA!ha...
324832
Since it's all a Republican scandal and there are numerous Republicans being indited by their own party members, I think it's a real no brainier there. Did you watch Saturday night live hacking on the Republican party. You might want to watch Meet The Press this morning too, when the Republicans start snitching on each-other. All of the baby boomers will be, and they are better than 80% of the vote.
223056
A baby boomer is someone who was born during the period of increased birth rates when economic prosperity arose in many countries following World War II. In the United States, the term is commonly used to people with birth years from the span 1946 to 1964, which may comprise more than one generation. There are early boomers that the generation is identified by, and late boomers who did not experience the 1960s and were not subject to the military draft. Nonetheless, demographic popularizers have referred to them as a generation.\n\nBaby boomers presently make up the lion's share of the political, cultural, industrial and academic leadership class in the United States. Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, born within sixty days of each other in mid-1946, are the first and second Baby Boomer presidents, and their careers in office illustrate the wide, often diverging spectrum of values and attitudes espoused by this largest American generational group to date.
704965
The middle class is dwindling and the lower class in growing. The rich are getting richer and more powerful and controlling. There are 300 million American's now. The vast majority are white, we have a growing population of Hispanic (that includes those from all Latin America) and that has resulted in people saying we have a "browning of America" taking place. The largest age group is still the Baby Boomer generation, that's mine, who were born in the late 40's through early 60's. We are also the biggest consumers.
414113
Please scratch "US". I want nothing to do with fighting in the mid east...loose-loose if you have noticed. ONly Bush would think it was a good idea, and he hasn't had a good idea in about 60 years...yes, I know he isn't 60...that is just the point.
165640
I kan spel wid the best but hits just funto make boompers. Seriously, there are explanations for such happenings. A keyboard with sticky keys will play havoc with spelling.A lot of it is the fact that teachers have/will and are shoving children and teens  who can't read or write through the school system because they don't want to "waste time on them." They never "wasted time on them to begin with either." There are many teachers in the system who are only interested in the bottom line...$$$$$$ and that's all they care about.Know this from seeing and hearing what goes on in their world unobserved. Tho I can spell, my problem is, my thoughts/ideas and knowledge rip along at the speed of light; while my fingers are still stuck in 1st gear and the clutch plate is slipping !!!!  Lmhoay !!! Oh, translation coming up ...."Laughing my head off at you." Think I am wrong? Take the first letters of the "___" above and you will see I am right. Learn to lighten up a little. Life is to short to be politically correct. Like the 6 year old boy being accused of sexual harassment for kissing a little girl. We are living in an upside down world where hate/cold heartedness and foolish thinking are the norm. We need to get back to God and He will set things right side up. We murder unborn babies, ignore children if they don't fit in, and treat elderly and sick as if they are the plague. How many times have we killed Einstiens, Picasso's, Salk's, and more all because we can't be burdened by loving and raising a child? We may have murdered "the brain" that could have cured aids,cancer,lupis, ms,md, or any number of other diseases that run rampant. Children who don't fit into the boxes our systems force them to comply with are treated as ignorant, stupid and not teachable. No two people learn the same way. But then we are ,according to the Government and powers that be; satan being the ring leader, to be the norm of living by being stupid. Laws are passed telling us we can no longer call our childern or babies by terms of endearment(that's infringing on their rights.)Killing them won't infringe on their rights but words will?Think people; use that grey matter God placed between your ears for something worthwhile. Teach a child love, if you want a loving adult. Teach a child kindness,if you want a kind adult. Teach manners, teach heart, braveness, honor, wisdom,loyality to family,spouses, children, country and God. Does anybody remember back that far? When these were taught in the home, church AND school? I had teachers tell me not to correct students because the students wouldn't respond to authority. Yet if I heard running in the halls, an upraised hand held past the wall to the adjacent hall brought thundering feet to a halt. A wild classroom was  brought to order by allowing the students a chance to work as individuals instead of one huge individual. Now I ask all who take time to read this far; am I a certified teacher; or, am I just a highschool graduate with common sense? Am I just a dumb country girl, or do I posses a phd in education? Anyone care to judge or guess who or what I am? Lets get real people, if you don't use it (your brain) you lose it. Use a pc for what it is... a tool, a learning tool. But don't let it take the place of your mind; same for gameboys, playstations original,one,two, or the latest on the market. This goes for tv too. These things can make us forget to interact as humans, friends and families. We are being taught by our jobs to be agressive. Sell, sell, sell, be #1 at any and all costs, push,push, push. Then we wonder why there is road rage? Why people kill co-workers,family, friends and stangers reguardless of age or status? If we loved our children and each other instead of treating one another like dirt, there is a very good possibility that crime would drop,murders,rape,incest,child abuse, spouce abuse and the l
822740
You're mixing apples and oranges. And why shouldn't retired people be taxed. Aren't they still American citizens? Why should they be exempt? Some retirees are wealthy, you want to exempt them too? \nHonestly, I think some people in this world want to be taken care of by the government from cradle to grave!
434361
Yes, I think workers visas are a good idea.  We need to let them in to work and have them pay taxes.  Those of us who are not from the baby boomer generation are going to need more tax payers to support us in our old age!