The latest issue of AARP magazine compared both candidates' records and positions and showed a very strong preference for Obama over McCain. I am myself a Baby Boomer, and I agree 100%; Obama is the candidate to promote issues that are important to most of us.
I'm interested in knowing if you agree or disagree with the sentiment expressed by AARP.
Unlike many of you Baby Boomers who answered below, my Baby Boomer friends and I all think that Obama is a better answer than McCain. Just depends, I guess, on who you choose to hang around. My friends are all successful, reputable, and informed. How about yours?
Population wise we're at an inverted pyrimid. Old out number the young (population boom atfter WWI, and invention of birth control).
It seems that my generation does not have a fighting chance. I feel like I'm needing to supply my grandparents, and parents with excessive medical needs (@ a high cost) and retirement needs (@ high cost) mainly out of guilt and respect. Then when I'm voting,I feel the AARP has trumped me because of the inverted pyramid.
What can we do to avoid being crushed without disrespecting out elderly???
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A nationwide search for the most inspiring and informative examples of boomers reinventing their careers and personal lives, as alternatives to the traditional concepts of retirement and aging. Inspired by the Dennis Hopper commercials, this real life series illustrates Nextrackers making the transition and many of the issues facing the rapidly expanding 50+ demographic and AARP crowd. Profiles include: - Mike Cerre, a former ABC News correspondent and Good Morning America contributor. - Neil Young on a reunion tour with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. - Frances Mayes restoration of a house and her life in Italy for her bestseller "Under the Tuscan Sun." - former Indiana Governor Joe Kernan running a minor league baseball team - Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart composing a soundtrack for the Smithsonian and a Deadheads guide to "Going Down the Road." - Cindy Joseph, a top fashion model for Ford Models at 59, defying age barriers in the workplace. - Barry Meinerth, a retired TIME, Inc. executive, following his passion for animals on a Vermont Alpaca farm. - Bill Pinkney giving something back by sailing around the world solo to inspire inner-city students. Comments and story suggestions welcomed for this ongoing conversation and Nextrackers website launch January, 2011.
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