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To: Enterprise
So, baby boomers who work for the government get to retire, and they want to replace them with other baby boomers?

Yes! Exactly. Baby Boomers who work for the government are going to be able to take advantage of their much-better-than-95%-of-people pensions to retire early (and be well off).

Meanwhile, millions of older workers who have spent a lifetime in private industry have little or nothing in retirement benefits due them (in part due to government 'oversight' in industries like airlines and steel).

So you're late, but not to late to get on the bandwagon. In the immortal words of Pink Floyd "we call it riding the gravy train".

By the way, which one is Pink?

10 posted on 01/14/2007 9:08:00 AM PST by Jack Black
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To: Jack Black
Hey - all I ever wanted was to be a brick in the wall. Was that too much to ask for? :)

But seriously, the Government has come to this party late also. A lot of companies have had their boomer force retire, only to ask many of them to come back on at least a part time basis. The baby boomers as a group simply take up a huge portion of the work force. They can be replaced in small numbers, but the huge numbers cause a corresponding huge problem in terms of hiring someone who can even do their jobs! I'll give you a heads up on a subtle slam that is going to be directed at the boomers soon. "If you're a retired boomer, and you haven't taken another job, you're a slacker and a parasite." Watch and see if something like this comes about.

17 posted on 01/14/2007 9:35:50 AM PST by Enterprise (Drop pork bombs on the Islamofascist wankers. Praise the Lord and pass the hammunition.)
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