Stop Worrying about the Baby Boomers

Everyone is always talking about the problems we will face when the baby boomers age, but I think that worry is needless. Why?

Because baby boomers, on the whole:

• Work too many hours
• Sleep too few hours
• Are constantly "stressed"
  
• Exercise rarely or never
• Eat too much fat and sugar
  
• Eat too little fiber and vegetables
• Drink too much alcohol
• Used recreational drugs when they were young
• Refuse to use prescription medicines now
• Won't admit that they are "aging"
• Haven't saved any money
• Won't get retirement benefits from their companies
• Are in debt

Heck, these people will be lucky to live to retirement, much less long enough to collect social security! And even if they do, they won't have enough money for food, heat, and basic meds (which they will probably refuse to even take). And it's not like their neglected* (and selfish**) children will help them out - even if they could - considering those same kids will be paying 75% tax rates to get our country out of debt!

* "Cat's in the Cradle"
** "I learned it from watching you"

posted by Annie at 12:53 PM