Lazy? Addicted? my daughter's experience - mini study of who we are throwing under the bus

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20. Harris Teeter? Kroger? Also, the uncertainty Boomers have in their retirement

could be added to the list of things wrong in America. I read two articles yesterday that tie in with your thoughts. First was advice on how to be resilient as you head into your 50's and 60s because boomers know a certain uncertainty that their parents did not know. Parents in the 40s/50s were providing for their families and future by joining the 'rat race' and secure in the knowledge they had retirement plans to fall back on, but today's boomers are being let go in the few years before their retirement and not sure they will have social security. He was offering a guide on how to survive these changes when they happen (really! what to do if America gives you the shaft!). The second article I read was about a man in his 50s (here in NC) who worked for AT&T and that feeling of uncertainty kept nagging at him that he would have put all these years toward a company that would fire him in the twilight of his career. He ultimately decided to hang it all up to work for himself and have more control of his future, excellent that he did but not possible for so many out there!

It makes me furious that many people in the US have no problem giving Robber Barons a free ride but will scream and shout and called you worthless if you even try to help someone in your daughter's situation (or heaven help you if you are in your daughter's situation!).


http://www.nextavenue.org/article/2013-06/5-abilities-you-need-master-after-50

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/07/21/4179892/seeking-a-change-lincoln-county.html