The baby boomer reality: A
major concern
The skyrocketing number of baby
boomers or people born within the first ten to fifteen years after World War
II, added to the huge numbers of senior citizens born prior to that time. This
creates a major concern for modern America
"Why is that a
concern?" one might ask. "What is new or different now?"
Consider the following reasons:
Many baby boomers are already
facing early retirement or retirement at age sixty five which is going to or is
bringing about a decline in the work force.
The ratio of baby boomers to
the younger generation, who will be expected to take care of them in the
future, appears to be out of proportion. There is a far higher number of baby
boomers than there is younger people.
With the advent of improved
health and longevity, the number of years that baby boomers will require either
short or long term care as they age, continues to rise.
Health care costs are already
skyrocketing and are expected to continue to do so.
There are already major global
concerns with respect to shortages, ie. oil, food and water.
The cost of living is
skyrocketing everywhere.
Take a look at this scenario
from a baby boomer's perspective and take these common sense factors into consideration,
before anyone panics.
Many baby boomers do not see
themselves as either wanting to or needing to retire early. Some baby boomers
will remain employed for many years beyond retirement, if physically able and
allowed to do so.
The baby boomers, who grew up
in the post war years, learned a lot about survival that the younger generation
has never needed to learn.
The majority of baby boomers,
are realistic in terms of their short and long term expectations, because of
the era in which they grew up.
While not all baby boomers are
healthy, (but then not everyone else is either), a good majority have focused
on staying healthy, as well as on living long and healthy lives, in a positive
and constructive way.
It is the baby boomer
generation and a lot of people prior to that time, who have been so successful
in bringing about the technological, scientific, medical, as well as other
advances that have made America what it is today.
Baby boomers, as well as
others, have been seeking solutions to problems for many years. This is going
to continue over time and many of the baby boomers will find their own answers
and implement whatever changes are necessary for survival, through their own
initiatives.
One must also ask "What
baby boomers can do in order to ease the burden on the next generation?"
Why not begin to present the
problem to the baby boomers and see what kind of answers they can come up with,
after brainstorming together?
If you are a baby boomer, ask
yourself "What can I do to avert a baby boomer crisis in the future?"
You might just be amazed at
what your ideas might contribute to this aging with respect to modern America
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