Baby Boomers

The Budget Debate for Grownups

Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson | Posted 04.24.2008 | Business


Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson

If we continue doing nothing, in about 35 years, the government will have no money for anything other than Medicare, Social Security and interest on the money we've already borrowed.

Study: Boomers to Flood Medical System

AP | RANDOLPH E. SCHMID | Posted 04.22.2008 | Business


WASHINGTON — Millions of baby boomers are about to enter a health care system for seniors that not only isn't ready for them, but may even disco...

Trust Not in Trust Funds

Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson | Posted 04.05.2008 | Business


Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson

The U.S. government is going to give itself a financial hernia paying back the Social Security and Medicare funds and keeping up with demand.

What is the State of American Business?

Tom Donohue | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Tom Donohue

As we work through a period of economic weakness, it is critical that policymakers make decisions that spur growth and make our economy stronger and more competitive.

Baby Boomers Set To Retire; The Rest Of Us Set To Hear About It

236.com | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


The first official Baby Boomer, Kathleen Casey-Kirschling, will be eligible for social security benefits this year. In the coming years, 80 million Am...

Obama Hits Generational Divide: Baby-Boomer Clinton Can't Unite The Country

Washington Times | Brian DeBose | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama attacked his chief rival as out of step with the times and too locked in 1960s social and cultural...

Nation's First Baby Boomer Applies For Social Security

AP | Stephen Ohlemacher | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


The baby boomers' stampede for Social Security benefits has begun. The nation's first baby boomer, a retired teacher from New Jersey, applied for Soc...

"Boston Marriages" Save Boomer Women Money And Energy

Boston Globe | Irene Sege | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living


The custom-built ranch house in West Barnstable that Elizabeth Quinn, Janet Goldrick, and their three dachshunds share may look like one more gracious...