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Baby boomer exodus - As millions retire, their skills and knowledge will be gone, too
San Diego Union - Tribune ^ | 4.23.06 | Michael Kinsman

Posted on 04/23/2006 11:43:48 AM PDT by NormsRevenge

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To: ansel12

I don't dislike people just because they're old; I think they ought to be regarded on individual merit.

But I can tell when grouchy old people are just grouchy old people -- and not the icons of American culture and society the media makes them out to be. In the days before extended lifespans, such people were just regarded as senile, bad company, and not honored for their flatulence.


81 posted on 04/23/2006 7:44:47 PM PDT by MikeHu
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To: NormsRevenge

many offshoring arrangements involve the fired US employee having to train their offshore replacements, under threat of losing exit pay and whatever severance and exit benefits they are entitled to.


82 posted on 04/23/2006 7:48:22 PM PDT by oceanview
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To: MikeHu

Abusive people are just abusive people -- and rightly shouldn't be in the public eye.

The hatred of Helen Thomas and all those uglies are not cute just because they're still alive although they look like they should be dead. There should be some other qualifying process.

Maybe they could be smart.


83 posted on 04/23/2006 8:04:09 PM PDT by MikeHu
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To: Renegade
Ain't life great . Retired at 55 three years ago . Do whatever I want to do(along with my wife of 35 years ) . Fill up the SUV and the boat without a fret !!

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Exactly....did it on my own and while raising four kids.

84 posted on 04/24/2006 3:49:08 AM PDT by wtc911 (You can't get there from here)
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To: BonnieJ
"that group"

What group? You mean Boomers? I don't know where you live, but just about all the Boomers I know are very conservative socially...even most of the Dems. The lib press and the rest of the uberliberal media have tried to convince America and themselves that the average Boomer was a combination Woodstock/hippie/Berkeley/leftist druggie. The facts are completely opposite from the myth. As I noted in a previous post, a much higher percentage of Boomers voted for Bush in the last two prez elections than did the younger generations. Most of the young people I know hate Bush. Most people are products of their times. We'll see if the succeeding generations turn out to be conservative or liberal. By my observations, it doesn't look good for conservatives.

85 posted on 04/24/2006 2:29:28 PM PDT by driftless ( For life-long happiness, learn how to play the accordion.)
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To: Renegade

No such thing as a secured job.


86 posted on 04/24/2006 2:33:03 PM PDT by rahbert
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To: rahbert

Yeah , but one is a mechanical engineer and he other is a microbiologist . I'm sure they will make a buck somewhere (even if it means leaving the states ) Between the two of them they can open up their own bioweapons company .


87 posted on 04/24/2006 2:37:01 PM PDT by Renegade
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To: NormsRevenge

There is a lot of upside to it. I can't wait for the hippies, yippies, 1960s radicals and other scum to be gone from my workplace. Of course, I hope their contemporaries who are real Americans hang out until they are in their 80s! LOL!


88 posted on 04/27/2006 4:26:43 PM PDT by GOP_1900AD (Stomping on "PC," destroying the Left, and smoking out faux "conservatives" - Take Back The GOP!)
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To: Peach

They'll spend lots of it. Bring in on and let me be on the receiving end! :)


89 posted on 04/27/2006 4:28:39 PM PDT by GOP_1900AD (Stomping on "PC," destroying the Left, and smoking out faux "conservatives" - Take Back The GOP!)
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