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MarineCombatEngineer

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3. I'm at the front end of the baby boomer generation

Reply to yankee87 (Reply #1)

Sat Sep 24, 2022, 10:41 PM

Sep 2022

and I enjoy the work I do, but i will eventually retire and, like you said, enjoy what life I have left to live.

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The Demographic Drought - Baby Boomers are Retiring in record numbers [View all] Yavin4 Sep 2022 OP

Retirement age yankee87 Sep 2022 #1

I'm at the front end of the baby boomer generation MarineCombatEngineer Sep 2022 #3

Not this baby boomer, MarineCombatEngineer Sep 2022 #2

You're lucky that you have work that you can still do physically. Yavin4 Sep 2022 #4

All my years in the Marines kept me in excellent physical health, MarineCombatEngineer Sep 2022 #5

I would like to see an updated version, this one is almost 13 months old and doesn't take into Celerity Sep 2022 #6

new (August 2022) shorter video from the same YT channel: Global Demographic Drought Celerity Sep 2022 #7

I think you're overthinking it Fiendish Thingy Sep 2022 #8

The Fed's decisions gives the Republican a huge advantage in 2024. n/t Yavin4 Sep 2022 #10

I'm not seeing that Fiendish Thingy Sep 2022 #26

That has little to do with the subject of the video tbh, FT. Celerity Sep 2022 #16

I was responding to the OP, not the video. Nt Fiendish Thingy Sep 2022 #27

yes, I see this now, I focused on the video Celerity Sep 2022 #29

I know more than a few Old Crank Sep 2022 #35

And is that theory based on any actual evidence? brooklynite Sep 2022 #9

Same Boat ProfessorGAC Sep 2022 #15

Did you even watch the video? It sure sounds like you didn't. You're erecting an straw man as well. Celerity Sep 2022 #18

I didn't watch the video, and I wasn't responding to it... brooklynite Sep 2022 #20

Fair enough, I focused on the video, which is where the disconnect came in. Celerity Sep 2022 #23

This 1949 baby's still physically working full time, and will continue for the foreseeable future. NBachers Sep 2022 #11

Retirement is a great gig. I highly recommend it. nt Roisin Ni Fiachra Sep 2022 #12

Same Here ProfessorGAC Sep 2022 #14

Me too! Chainfire Sep 2022 #31

It's unfortunate that these jobs aren't being freed up area51 Sep 2022 #13

The problem is, as I see it... kentuck Sep 2022 #17

Exactly. And the shortage will only worsen. Yavin4 Sep 2022 #24

I am frustrated at the disconnect between some of the comments and what they seem to think Celerity Sep 2022 #19

I think they're responding to the OP's comment that the fed is deliberately doing such and so... yardwork Sep 2022 #25

yes, I seem to be one of the few who focused on the video, my bad Celerity Sep 2022 #30

K&R, ... and the excess death count from covid is nearly 200,000 uponit7771 Sep 2022 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author uponit7771 Sep 2022 #22

early 70s here, been retired 5 years now after onethatcares Sep 2022 #28

I am living off of SS and a very tiny pension. Chainfire Sep 2022 #32

yes, eating helps pay for the rest.......alot onethatcares Sep 2022 #33

Just reading about food issues Old Crank Sep 2022 #36

Interesting! peggysue2 Sep 2022 #34