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Pre-Boomer Musings
Thoughts, Comments and Opinions for those born between 1930 and 1945
Residential streets once buzzed with activity.
When I was a kid, there was always something going on in my neighborhood. I remember the daily routine of the milk man and bakery guy showing up each morning, first with horse drawn wagons and later in little trucks. The mail was delivered twice a day and the trash as well as garbage wagons [...]
What I Learned at a Health Care Town Hall Meeting in Alhambra, CA
Several thousand people recently attended the Alhambra Town Hall meeting, just outside Los Angeles. I was among them and hoped there would be a discussion about the proposed health care reform plan coming out of the House committee just before the congressional recess. Many of us were disappointed, because the meeting turned out [...]
We need a few more Hoover Dam projects, right now.
My trips to Las Vegas over the past forty years have not been for sightseeing; but this time was different, and my eyes were opened. Recently, with two grand children in tow, my wife and I drove from LA to Sin City to do the tourist thing. There are actually plenty of attractions on and [...]
Pre-boomers Face a Series of Financial Hurdles — Is There a Solution?
Remember the late1970s with double-digit unemployment, double-digit interest rates and double-digit inflation? We pre-boomers do, and it’s about to happen again. Back then, we were in the prime of life and the future belonged to us. Now, we’re on fixed incomes or depending on retirement savings that, not too long ago, dropped like a brick. [...]
