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In reply to the discussion: Baby boomers are killing themselves at an alarming rate, raising question: Why? [View all]Final Jeopardy Answer is "This person wrote those lyrics".
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Baby boomers are killing themselves at an alarming rate, raising question: Why? [View all]
HiPointDem
Jun 2013
OP
There are may psychological studies that point to the relative nature of wealth.
napoleon_in_rags
Jun 2013
#1
The thing that strikes me in your description is the tie between self-worth and work for some.
napoleon_in_rags
Jun 2013
#4
"We don't teach that" because it's not true. If it were, it wouldn't have to be 'taught'.
HiPointDem
Jun 2013
#6
in actual practice, life is cheap. fact. it's not a question of how we see it, it's a question of
HiPointDem
Jun 2013
#70
you're not getting my point. you're talking 'should be'. i'm talking *is*. the fact *is* that
HiPointDem
Jun 2013
#98
When most people are asked at a party "So, what are you?" They respond with a job title.
lumberjack_jeff
Jun 2013
#44
I wish I could give you a hug. A beer out in the woods. But I won't lie:
napoleon_in_rags
Jun 2013
#17
I would love to have an ongoing conversation about this, napolean_in_rags...
OneGrassRoot
Jun 2013
#22
I measure wealth by the ability to provide the essentials ... and also luxuries
Babel_17
Jun 2013
#66
I suspect a lot of it is also related to the number of prostate surgeries....
Spitfire of ATJ
Jun 2013
#53
They aren't that old! To me its stressful to be young, or old old. But 50's is easiest (for me)
progree
Jun 2013
#7
I know its not paradise in the 50's in this economy, what I said was compared to other age groups
progree
Jun 2013
#52
I do understand, again, I'm saying the 20-somethings and the really elderly have it worse
progree
Jun 2013
#56
I said 3 times compared to other age groups, particularly those in their 20's and the really elderly
progree
Jun 2013
#54
Thank you. And I'm sorry to be overly sensitive / thinned skinned and all that n/t
progree
Jun 2013
#57
Eh, I don't know of another generation that sheltered under their desks from nuclear bombs
Fumesucker
Jun 2013
#26
Thank you. And while the economy for many people was good as the boomers grew up, it
raccoon
Jun 2013
#32
Not true, the silent generation had it much better in many ways than boomers
diane in sf
Jun 2013
#69
I'm a boomer, mid 50s, and frankly I don't see much hope for my golden years.
Sheldon Cooper
Jun 2013
#30
That may be your answer but that's not what most people ask the question for
Fumesucker
Jun 2013
#49
This has NOTHING to do with the aches and pains of aging and EVERYTHING to do with
duffyduff
Jun 2013
#47
I also think the deficiency issues (especially those caused by the lack of nutrients
dixiegrrrrl
Jun 2013
#94
It was not the life he envisioned. Bingo. I live with a granddaughter-in-law who fell for the old
jwirr
Jun 2013
#41
"Perhaps a little more adversity in youth could have helped prepare them"
lumberjack_jeff
Jun 2013
#42
I agree, the job market started getting sucky in the 70s by deliberate design
diane in sf
Jun 2013
#71
The irony of this piece being written by a twit that is the beneficiary of the betrayal
Egalitarian Thug
Jun 2013
#74
"a little more adversity in youth could have helped": Yes, that VietNam thing was sooo cushy!
WinkyDink
Jun 2013
#86
It's tempting to create a profile of the writer for that one sentence alone. n/t
lumberjack_jeff
Jun 2013
#93
The author seems to have forgotten that there were TWO recessions between 2000-2007
eridani
Jun 2013
#100
raise your kids to take care of you? how about them living their lives and reaching their
NRaleighLiberal
Jul 2014
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