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In reply to the discussion: Would You Vote For Hillary? [View all]BeyondGeography
(39,369 posts)And it's older people who are doing it. You could treat that as another reason to despise boomers, or you could look at it as human nature, American-style. 50 is the beginning of middle-aged in the minds of most people. It's a country that has long glorified youth and looks and, by golly, 50-year-olds do look a helluva lot better now than they did 50 years ago. If you doubt it, take a look at your grandparents in those childhood photos from the 60s (for those who have them). Cushier jobs, better diets and no smoking will do that for you.
For the record, I'm 55 and I get very tired of "60 is the new 40," crapola. I'd like to stop working so hard yesterday. But you're dealing with people whose older years are defined by later-in-life children, more debt, higher overheads/cost-of-living and an ability to keep earning longer in white collar jobs. Among other things, that means boomers are going to be in the power conversation for at least another 10 to 15 years. With that, can we all get along? It's in everyone's interest.