Top News From Today's "Boomiverse"
Generations compete in the job market
Paul Briand
Examiner.com
February 17, 2009
Overview: “Some Baby Boomers with secure jobs are staying put, fearing they can't afford to retire. Baby Boomers who lost their jobs and can't afford not to work are looking for jobs. And Baby Boomers who had retired are being forced back into the workforce because their retirement investments tanked.”
Downturn leads to longer work life for boomers
Jane Glenn Haas
The News & Observer
February 17, 2009
Overview: “It wasn't supposed to end this way. For baby boomers trickling toward retirement, these were going to be the golden years. The good life earned after toiling in some version of the 20th century vineyards.”
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Entitlements: It’s not about what Boomers believe or deserve
Carol Orsborn
Vibrantnation.com
February 17, 2009
Overview: “As we hear more and more about ‘entitlements’ as a euphemism for Social Security, it is critical that we unpack the loaded definition of the word we've routinely taken to using, restoring fairness and respect back into the critical dialogue.”