Old And In The Way: The Politics, Policies and Poverty of Aging.

[cathain]

A perfect storm is brewing in the United States made up of several converging factors; an aging Baby Boomer population, a crashing economy, the draining of Social Security to pay the government's bills combined with the rise of ageism in the workplace. All of these factors are coming together to create a new demographic of poverty among those that

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[rowangolightly]

able to work, need to work and cannot find jobs due to the rising ageism of employers.

Yep, that's me. Full of energy, lots of skills, great attitude and nobody will fucking hire me, not even for brainless jobs.

[cathain]

I actually thought of you when I was writing this :(

[rowangolightly]

I've never, ever had problems finding a job...until after I turned 50.

[roaming]

er. . . gimme time (and brain) to digest all this and I'm sure I'll come up with a response. Whether I'll be able to actually articulate that response is anybody's guess: I'm old now and i've got CRS. ;-P

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[auntiesiannan]

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