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and would this "echo" impact younger generations (now) in terms of job competition?

what age are the baby boomers anyway by now?

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Why is the age range so wide for the "Baby Boom" Generation. According to the range 1945-1964 I am a boomer, and so are my parents. I've always thought of age gaps in 10 year increments, not really 20. Do you think that who ever labels these "generations" sets the time frame arbitratirly? Do you fit your generations' traits?

P.S. Any "cracks" about my being old will be met with an instant blast of electricity to your key board causing your fingers to burn and your screen to burst into flames. (You've been warned! lol).
Thanks for the correction 1344, you're right. My Mom had me when she was 17 years old...I feel like I straddle the Boomer and the GenX (isn't that the next one) generation

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Who is going to pay for the baby boomer explosion when the Medicare trust fund is insolvent and how does it effect the later generations like generation Y.

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I read some blog post where the blogger claimed that the Dow will sink to 6,000 when baby boomers take money out of retirement accounts. Even if the removal of money from these accounts stimulates spending, can the stock market sustain high levels without the support of all those retirement accounts?
Even if the money isn't being taken out all at once, that would mean a gradual decline of the market? Most funds don't beat the S&P average (11%), so we can't assume interest will last forever and we shouldn't assume that the following generations (a smaller population) would keep the same amount of money in retirement accounts.

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I'm a young 20 something American. I don't want to spent a huge portion of my life paying ridiculous taxes to support lavish retirement for baby boomers. They had a far higher standard of living than the average person in my generation will ever get the opportunity to enjoy. Why should I work like a slave and have my butt taxed off to pay for their lavish retirement. I know I'm not going to get a lavish retirement. It's time for a revolt!
@Nesquick - I would have no problem supporting a generation that actually cared about other generations and made some sacrifices. But it seems all the baby boomers did is sell every other generation up a river to fund their indulgent lifestyles.

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Our society has been deterioriating ever since they existed!
Why can't all Australians be like the ones born between 1900-1945. REAL hardworking, real CAR about Australia, REAL family orientated.

I hate where this country is going and how bad it will be when our best generations are all gone.

Where can I move to?

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What generation are you? I picked x-y for me because I want to be a part of as many groups as I can. I would pick them all if I could. The more the merrier.
Are generations real or just used as a marketing tool? Who is the person in charge that says- yes this is your generation and there is no if ands or butts? Is there such a person? If so, why isn't there a defined end / start date for some generations liike X and Y? Who's idea was it to make generations?
I thought generations were every 20 years. Meaning: If i was born in 1948 my generation would be 1938 to 1958?
Do generations really share that much in common or does it depend on how you were raised?
Here is what I put together, it may not be 100% right but it's just my list like there are 1000 others. I felt bad if I only had one list of generations because who's to say that a person fits in one or the other. Like someone born in 1983 might not want to be part of Y they might feel as though they belong to X more because of there upbrinding etc.

Best Generation Born before 1900
Gi Generation 1901-1926
Silent Generation 1927-1945
Baby Boomers1945-1954
Baby Boomers 1945-1963
Generation X 1964-1975
Generation X 1976-1982
Generation X 1964-1976
Generation X 1963-1983
Generation Y 1974-1994 (first defenied by AdAge Magazine)
Generation Y 1977-1997
Generation Y 1975-1995
Generation Y 1976-2001
Generation Y 1983-1994
Mtv Generation 1975-1981
Mtv Generation 1975-1986
XY Cusp 1976-1986
Generation Z 1981-2001
Generation Z 1983-2003
Generation Z 1994-2014
Generation Z 1995-2015
Generation Z 1991-2012

Yes Generations XYZ are messed up but there are over 1,000 different
start/end dates for those so I picked all.

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I need help in dealing with my "Dad". He was a guy I always thought was "Mr. Morals" and therefore, even though he was impossible to be around he always had that going for him. Then he cheated and left my Mom for her best friend. The double betrayal killed my Mom. She got bone cancer shortly after wards and died a few years later. My Mom and I were tight. I was her first born (son) and I have a younger sister. My Dad has always been about mind games and manipulation. Nothing I ever did was good enough for him and compliments were hard to come by. He always finds faults and criticizes everyone. He doesn't have any friends and his sisters have all but forgotten him because he's such a treat to be around. So self-righteous. I've been successful in my life. I graduated college, married, 2 kids, nice house, support myself etc. My sister is fat, lazy, no job, and just like him. He walks on water for her and treats me poorly. It took a few years before I'd even be in the same room with that thing he married and I made it clear at that time that she'd never be grandma to my kids and I've told my Dad that I won't get her presents. Because of this when it comes time for gift giving I get the cheapest crappiest presents when he used to give nice presents. He's just trying to manipulate me into giving his woman gifts too. Because of this I told him, "no more x-mas gift exchanges" so this year, for my 40th birthday I get a fishing rod with the tag still on it and not wrapped and when he hands it to me his thing says, "we bought it last year". WTF? He seems to find the negatives with my kids and there definately is no balance there with compliments. The land he lives on has been in the family for 5 generations and I was always told by my Grandmother that it would be mine someday. When I ask Dad about it so that I can plan my future he gives me a smarmy grin and says he won't choose between me and my sister. Now, often times when I see him they bring up how they might sell the place and move south. It's like they get off on holding it over my head. It's to the point now that I don't even want it. Many times when we go to see him I get this anxiety in my chest and the thought of "What's he going to do this time?" Is it going to be happy Dad or pissy Dad? My Mom had told my wife and I before she died that I always had to prove myself to him and it was never good enough and my sister never had to endure that. I also heard from her that I was an oopsy pregnancy and that he didn't want kids. There have been a few times in the past where I've gone a year or better without speaking to him. I'm tired of the negative energy he puts out and the feeling of inadequacy. I'm starting to hear him say things in front of my kids and don't want to subject them to what I had to go through. He's one of those that are never wrong either. We've had some heart to hearts in the past on different things and it always gets turned around where he starts to attack me some. I'm tired of it. Can somebody give me some good advice on how to handle this? I can't take much more. I'm worn out.