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The Coming Generational Storm
by Jeremy at 11:54 am EST, Feb 16, 2004

In 2030, as 77 million baby boomers hobble into old age, walkers will outnumber strollers; there will be twice as many retirees as there are today but only 18 percent more workers.
How will America handle this demographic overload?
How will Social Security and Medicare function with fewer working taxpayers to support these programs?
... we'll see skyrocketing tax rates, drastically lower retirement and health benefits, high inflation, a rapidly depreciating dollar, unemployment, and political instability.

But don't panic.

If the American workers don't have jobs, what will be taxed?

Perhaps we can tax the Indians to pay for the boomers' prescriptions.

RE: The Coming Generational Storm
by Shannon at 3:14 pm EST, Feb 16, 2004

Jeremy wrote:
] In 2030, as 77 million baby boomers hobble into old age,
] walkers will outnumber strollers; there will be twice as many
] retirees as there are today but only 18 percent more workers.
]
] How will America handle this demographic overload?
]
] How will Social Security and Medicare function with fewer
] working taxpayers to support these programs?
]
] ... we'll see skyrocketing tax rates, drastically lower
] retirement and health benefits, high inflation, a rapidly
] depreciating dollar, unemployment, and political instability.
]
] But don't panic.
]
]
] If the American workers don't have jobs, what will be taxed?
]
] Perhaps we can tax the Indians to pay for the boomers'
] prescriptions.

At least that would be consistant.

The Coming Generational Storm
by Decius at 9:52 pm EST, Feb 16, 2004

But don't panic.

Raise your little finger to your lips and repeat after me: "$44 Trillion Dollars"

Now follow this link, and click on the "endorsements" link, and look at the credentials of the people listed there. Recognize any names?

"It is the dawning of the age of aquarius, the age of aquarius... aquarius!!!"

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