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Crewleader Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-18-07 11:24 PM
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OPERATION SPACE CAMP
FINAL SOLUTION TO THE 'SENIOR PROBLEM'

Originally written in 2000, now back by popular demand spurred by Christopher Buckley’s new book, Boomsday, which tells the story of when the Social Security crisis peaks and senior suicides are encouraged by government.


By Frank Kaiser


We have way too many seniors.

Just ask our government's economic planners. They see us as wrinkly things positioned in their PowerPoint presentations somewhere between leeches and slugs. We're skinflint consumers unwilling to contribute to the Gross National Product in any meaningful way Worse, we’re pushing the Social Security System to its limits by not croaking soon enough.

You hear how Social Security is "strained," in danger of collapsing in 30 years or so.


http://www.suddenlysenior.com/fullstory.html
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BleedingHeartPatriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-18-07 11:27 PM
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1. OK, although I'm not sure how one becomes "suddenlysenior".
I personally don't expect getting older to be a big surprise. MKJ
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Crewleader Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-18-07 11:39 PM
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2. Suddenly Senior is a site for those of us over 50!
Edited on Fri May-18-07 11:40 PM by Crewleader
Before you know it....suddenly you're senior! BleedingHeartPatriot, time goes by too fast! :hi:
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Breeze54 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-18-07 11:59 PM
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3. My sons a 'senior' but he's 18....
:rofl:

Over 50 is a 'senior'??? :wtf: I think NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Man those insurance people are really pushing it!!! :grr:
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Crewleader Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat May-19-07 12:12 AM
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4. The owners of the site calls for 50 and over
I go with the flow....no big deal...:-)

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