Born in 1971.
So you were about five years old when we were sitting in gas lines for hours waiting to get our 4 gallon allocation.
This country is pathetically naive. The military is the only branch of government that looks beyond a 10 year horizon (for weapon systems). Commercial interests and concerns on the economy and national security (energy) are ignored.
I guess I shouldn't be surprised since a large proportion of the population never plan for retirement.