Monday, May 28, 2007
Boomers get their own good press
Firstrung: Boomers contribute billions to society
Far from being a drain on society, older people are huge contributors to the economic and cultural wellbeing of their nations, according to the third annual HSBC Future of Retirement study...Conducted with Oxford University's Oxford Institute of Ageing, The Future of Retirement project surveyed 21,000 people in 21 countries and territories.
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1. paul said...
All good and well saying that baby boomers contribute to society, but the article doesn't give any evidence of it.
2. enuii said...
They probably spend a lot, buy property, go on holidays and have an income from a good pension.
A consumer based society will after all benefit in the short term from splurging ove 50's.
After that though who knows whats in store for the younger ones?
3. Rover2000 said...
Not quite sure boomers are responsible for HPI. Irresponsible lending and poor Government policy
are, togethor with a "City" more interested in wrecking the real economy for its greed. I'm a 51 y/o "boomer" thats been off/on the property ladder like a yoyo in order to be flexible for the labour market, retrained myself several time, so I'm now working in an industry that is brutally ageist (and didn't even exist when I left school). Its not all polishing the SLK on Sundays, followed by a round of golf in the afternoon and second house in the Algarve.