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. RE: The Coming Generational Storm |