Boomers Half Way Out the Door

[ifrtbttrflys]

Those born between 1946 and 1964 are popularly known as the baby boom generation collectively, and baby boomers individually - or, just "boomers". The term is used to describe the great boom of births following the end of WWII. And, although everyone in the world born in that generation can technically be referred to as a baby boomer, the term is wholly American and applies specifically to those Americans who were born during America's incredible run of prosperity starting right after victory in WWII.

One born in 1955 is in the exact middle of the boomer generation, and 2017 marks the year which all those born in 1955 can officially begin receiving Social Security as they all turn 62, thus informally representing half the boomer generation out the workforce door.

Boomers this year range from 53-years old to 71, with the next President at the high end of the boomer scale (Donald Trump turns 71 in June), and the exiting First Lady at the lower end of boomerhood (Michelle Obama turns 53 in six days).

Is the world's glass half-full or half-empty as the boomers are half-way out the door?

 

[KingOrfeo]

Soon, the common room of every retirement home in America will be full of psychedelic posters, Jimi Hendrix music and the smell of "incense."

 

[Wrong Element]

As a boomer who would be caught dead before ever identifying as such: good riddance.

 

[ifrtbttrflys]

Blatant bigotry can expose itself no better. Self-flagellation simply adds to the pitifulness.

 

[phrodeau]

Somehow I doubt that many boomers can comfortably retire at age 62. I think that the majority will keep working well into their seventies, as they have been in recent years.

 

[Conager]

Boomers: the generation that both claimed to be saving the world by having less kids and continue to vote for politicians that would continue the Ponzi scheme that is social security which is dependent on an ever-increasing base of workers.

Somehow I doubt that many boomers can comfortably retire at age 62. I think that the majority will keep working well into their seventies, as they have been in recent years.

Thanks, Obama!

 

[phrodeau]

Boomers: the generation that both claimed to be saving the world by having less kids and continue to vote for politicians that would continue the Ponzi scheme that is social security which is dependent on an ever-increasing base of workers.

The US has plenty of kids. You just don't like the color ratios.

 

[Colonel Hogan]

Is the world's glass half-full or half-empty as the boomers are half-way out the door?

At least as long as you're still here the world won't have to wonder what a serious intellectual drought looks like.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

Somehow I doubt that many boomers can comfortably retire at age 62. I think that the majority will keep working well into their seventies, as they have been in recent years.

This one and his wife can...

 

[Conager]

The US has plenty of kids. You just don't like the color ratios.

#ascriptionagain

The ratio of workers to SS and SSI recepients is nearly two to one. This is not the result of having "plenty of kids" in the US. Importing more Democrat voters regardless of color with no education or job skills does not fix the problem if the bulk of them do not end up maxing out SS contributions. Because maths.

Do you actually know any people of color? How often do you actually interact with any, much less provide assistance to them either personally or professionally?

So far my day has consisted of serving one black client, one hispanic spanish-only client.

Yesterday, it was black, japanese/hispanic, jewish, an elderly hispanic spanish-only couple, mideast appearence with spanish surname, and an idigent white couple.

You just keep up your virtue signaling and pretend that your words make you a better person.

 

[doowdniw]

Somehow I doubt that many boomers can comfortably retire at age 62.

Why do you think that is. I know a number of people who have taken early retirement, many in their mid 50s, and don't plan on tapping social security until they reach 70. Congress and plans change.

 

[phrodeau]

http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs...es/2016-02-12/5-baby-boomer-retirement-trends

 

[KingOrfeo]

Make Social Security solvent? That's easy: Make the payroll tax progressive, like the income tax.

 

[RobDownSouth]

#ascriptionagain

The ratio of workers to SS and SSI recepients is nearly two to one. This is not the result of having "plenty of kids" in the US. Importing more Democrat voters regardless of color with no education or job skills does not fix the problem if the bulk of them do not end up maxing out SS contributions. Because maths.

Do you actually know any people of color? How often do you actually interact with any, much less provide assistance to them either personally or professionally?

So far my day has consisted of serving one black client, one hispanic spanish-only client.

Yesterday, it was black, japanese/hispanic, jewish, an elderly hispanic spanish-only couple, mideast appearence with spanish surname, and an idigent white couple.

You just keep up your virtue signaling and pretend that your words make you a better person.

The Baby Boom is a temporary bump in population demographics caused by the low birth rates during WW2 and the population explosion afterwards.

Once the Social Security anaconda has processed the Baby boom bunny (around 2045), there will be enough workers to fund retirees 100%.

You're probably too stupid to remember but the baby boom retirement began prefunding for Boomers retirement back around 1982.

 

[phrodeau]

Make Social Security solvent? That's easy: Make the payroll tax progressive, like the income tax.

Remove the cap.

 

[RobDownSouth]

This one and his wife can...

I thought your temp job ended on December 24th.

Yet you still bitch and moan about unloading trucks on the graveyard shift.

Were you lying then or are you lying now? Hmmmm?

 

[hashtag46]

I thought your temp job ended on December 24th.

Yet you still bitch and moan about unloading trucks on the graveyard shift.

Were you lying then or are you lying now? Hmmmm?

Hey Rob, I'm confused.
When you post under Queertag45, do you still have a tummy tuck or not?

Not sure if I should bring it up then as well or not.

 

[phrodeau]

I thought your temp job ended on December 24th.

Yet you still bitch and moan about unloading trucks on the graveyard shift.

Were you lying then or are you lying now? Hmmmm?

AJ? Most likely both.

 

[KingOrfeo]

The Strauss-Howe generational theory is very interesting. (Of course, it is one of those theories that is impossible to falsify, therefore impossible to verify.)

 

[Greypowerful]

Soon, the common room of every retirement home in America will be full of psychedelic posters, Jimi Hendrix music and the smell of "incense."

GROOOOVY, Baybay!

 

[RedAllan]

Boom Boom.

https://youtu.be/rOyj4ciJk34

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

Make Social Security solvent? That's easy: Make the payroll tax progressive, like the income tax.

The does the person who paid in more get the benefit of increased benefits like any other annuity?

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

AJ? Most likely both.

I really wish I knew where he dreams this shit up.

Note: He never links to any of it. And yet, you go for it the way you go for Science Fiction...

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

Boom Boom.

https://youtu.be/rOyj4ciJk34

Two booms too few...



You had me thinking of Pat Travers...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtsClj04oIE

 

[RobDownSouth]

I really wish I knew where he dreams this shit up.

Note: He never links to any of it. And yet, you go for it the way you go for Science Fiction...

I linked to it in the other thread where you were whining about it. You disappeared.