[Vigilanteman]

What a dumbass this writer is! Offing boomers will do squat to solve the problem when were importing third worlders on SSI and totalization agreements with Mexico under terms more favorable than offered to American workers.

A far better way to solve the problem would be incentives for boomers to work until they are 70 (or older). Most boomers got through public schools before they we dumbed down with political correctness and, as a result, can run circles around their modern-day counterparts when it comes to reading, writing and math.

We're constantly told we must import the third world due to our coming labor shortage. We wouldn't if boomers could stay in the workforce longer. And maybe some of the people collecting welfare checks could pick vegetables and clean hotel rooms.

[Cogadh na Sith]

We wouldn't if boomers could stay in the workforce longer.

Then nobody will get promoted as the oldsters continue to hog the top positions causing depressed wages in the prime earning years of Gen X and less opportunity for Gen Y causing the need for even more labor to be imported.

It's not that simple....

Besides, they already upped the retirement age for Gen X.

[spikeytx86]

"can run circles around their modern-day counterparts when it comes to reading, writing and math.

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If the boomer's are so good at math, explain our Nations fiscal picture. There either stupid or apathetic to the greatest transfer of wealth in the history of humankind that will befall their children and grandchildren.

[peeps36]

We wouldn’t have a problem with social security if it only paid the people who contributed to it. I don’t know the figures but I bet more than 25% of the people on social security are under the age of 50. I would also be willing to bet that over half of the 25% paid little or nothing into the fund.

[Marie]

A far better way to solve the problem would be incentives for boomers to work until they are 70 (or older).

I have *no* problem with that. As things stand now my husband and I can't touch retirement until we're 70, so why should Boomers be allowed to retire before then? Will we be "less old" at 70 than Grandpa is now?