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Social Security Saved After All…

As the first wave of baby boomers edges toward retirement, a growing body of evidence suggests that they may be the first generation to enter their golden years in worse health than their parents … “Until now people have been living longer and living longer without the need for assistance — they can dress themselves and take care of themselves. But it looks like we may be on the verge of a change where we’ll have an increasing proportion of the elderly needing assistance, and possibly a decline in life expectancy.”

Labels: boomers, life expectancy, mortality, social security

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So It Goes

I want a military funeral when I die—the bugler, the flag on the casket, the ceremonial firing squad, the hallowed ground … It will be a way of achieving what I’ve always wanted more than anything—something I could have had, if only I’d managed to get myself killed in the war.

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