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Not the case in my neck of the woods.

Retirees get paid through the nose, but especially with the real geezers, employers aren’t on the hook for bennies and healthcare.

And as for long term, in this economy, and in NYS, long-term doesn’t mean what it used to.

We don’t know any young’uns being called back, but plenty of geezers.

Geezers rule!

Still, Covid is a Factor.

Hubby is a retired Physicist, and volunteered at a hospital lab a couple years before Covid, and before that a couple years with Hospice.

He’d love to go back and do either one, but both require the clot shot.

Lose a highly trained professional requiring NO pay and NO benefits all because of a hoax.

Not the case in my neck of the woods. Retirees get paid through the nose, but especially with the real geezers, employers aren’t on the hook for bennies and healthcare.

Research says,

Baby boomers have the largest net worth Baby boomers own 52.8% of all wealth in the U.S., compared to 5.7% of millennials, according to the Federal Reserve.Nov 14, 20 - https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2023/11/14/millennials-baby-boomers-differences-university-cambridge-study/71574991007/

More Than Half of US Wealth Belongs to Baby Boomers [how is the issue] Nasdaq https://www.nasdaq.com › articles › more-than-half-of-... Aug 27, 2023 — Americans have roughly $156 trillion in assets, according to Visual Capitalist, but half of that wealth — $78.1 trillion — belongs to the ...

Are millennials worse off than baby boomers? The Hill https://thehill.com › homenews › 4319352-are-millenni... Nov 26, 2023 — Wealth: Millennials at the 90th percentile of wealth distribution in the U.S. possessed about 20% more wealth than boomers did at 35 ($457,000 ...
Marriage: Millennials tended to postpone marriage. Approximately 27% of boomers got married and had children earlier, while only 13% of millennials followed a similar path.
Debt: Millennials were also more likely to be in debt: 68% held any kind of debt at 35, compared to 43% of boomers.
Net worth: About 14% of millennials had negative net worth by 35, which means their debts exceeded their assets, compared to only 8.7% of boomers

The 'wealth transfer' from baby boomers won't save Gen X ... NBC News https://www.nbcnews.com › business › consumer › gen... Dec 29, 2023 — The 'wealth transfer' from boomers won't save Gen X and millennials. Experts say baby boomers will give more than $50 trillion to their heirs.