Welcome to 2011. This is the year the baby boomers (born between 1946 and 1964) start turning 65 at the rate of one every ten seconds and will continue to do so until 2030. Fortunately, those making the transition to New Senior status won’t have to do it alone.
Pre-boomers (born between 1930 and 1945) have [...]
Most people know our country is going through difficult economic times, virtually on all fronts. The worst may be yet to come. Our debt is unsustainable. The government can’t stop spending our money. The recovery is looking more and more like a jobless one. Inflation, home values and investments are unpredictable. And, the world financial [...]
An unrepresentative form of government, or one that treats the majority of Americans that way, may be the reason behind the President’s plummeting approval rating and why so many Congressional incumbents facing re-election in November are likely to be sent home rather than back to Washington. Less than 18 months after the new administration was [...]
The Second World War led to a rise in the use of tobacco, particularly cigarettes. So by 1949, 50% of American males smoked as did 33% of all women. Many soldiers became smokers through the constant steam of gift cigarettes sent to them by the tobacco industry and well-meaning relatives and friends. It helped relieve [...]
If the advent of television marked the beginning of a long and ugly death for newspapers in America, then the final nail in the coffin is the Internet. How many newspapers were published in your town or the nearest big city when pre-boomers were growing up? Is the major newspaper still in business? What is [...]
