Tag: Boomers

Government and the Boomer Apocalypse

Oct 16, 2013

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mwkruse

in Generations, Politics, Public Policy, Sociology

I’m fascinated with a Hardball ad MSNBC is running. It features Chris Matthews, showing clips from throughout his life. It closes with this remark: “… And you can expect me to fight for the causes that stirred me in my twenties, when passions rose, when minds were set, and life mission accepted. And this is…
Saturday Links

Sep 14, 2013

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mwkruse

in Business, Demography, Ecclesia, Economics, Education, Environment, Europe, Generations, Health and Medicine, Links – Saturday, Politics, Public Policy, Religion, Social Media, Sociology, Sports and Entertainment, Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet), Technology (Energy), Technology (Manufacturing & Construction)), Theology, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social

1. Population Reference Bureau has a great resource that maps their 2013 World Population Data Sheet on an interactive map. Here is one example: 2. Modern family redefined: Say 'goodbye' to the typical American family A New York Times story looking at the skyrocketing rate of birth outside of marriage among women under 30 (now…
Saturday Links

Aug 31, 2013

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mwkruse

in Demography, Economics, Environment, Generations, Health and Medicine, Links – Saturday, Politics, Poverty, Public Policy, Science, Sociology, Technology (Energy), Technology (Food & Water), Wealth and Income

1. A College Kid, A Single Mom, And The Problem With The Poverty Line Rico Saccoccio is a junior at Fordham University in the Bronx. He's from a middle-class family in Connecticut and he spent the summer living at home with his parents, who cover about $15,000 a year in his college costs. … …There's…
Saturday Links

Aug 10, 2013

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mwkruse

in China, Culture, Ecclesia, Economic Development, Generations, Links – Saturday, Poverty, Public Policy, Race, Sociology, Technology (Manufacturing & Construction)), Theology, Weatlh and Income Distribution

1. Phillip Swagel with a good piece on Inequality and Opportunity … I am not convinced, however, that the president's proposals are well matched to the problem he describes. Indeed, Mr. Obama is better at describing the outcomes he seeks than at putting forward a coherent set of policies to reach those outcomes. But I…
Saturday Links

Jun 8, 2013

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mwkruse

in Africa, Business, Christian Life, Culture, Demography, Economic Development, Economic News, Generations, Links – Saturday, Microenterprise, Religion, Science, Sociology, Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet), Theology, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social, Vocation, Wealth and Income

1. Loved this one: 22 Maps That Show How Americans Speak English Totally Differently From Each Other. Here is one example. 2. In print and on stage, the Bible makes surprise comeback in secular Norway 3. Japan enters the African aid game: Japan $1 billion aid earmarked for northern Africa 4. The Economist had a…
The Triumph of Suburbia

May 9, 2013

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mwkruse

in Demography, Generations, Immigration, Race, Sociology

New Geography: The Triumph of Suburbia A lengthy piece. This analysis was particularly interesting: … Ultimately the question of growth revolves around the preferences of consumers. Despite predictions that the rise of singles, an aging population and the changing preferences of millennials will create a glut of 22 million unwanted large-lot homes by 2025, it…
Saturday Links

Nov 10, 2012

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mwkruse

in Business, Current Affairs, Gender and Sex, Generations, History, Links – Saturday, Politics, Public Policy, Social Media, Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet)

Here are the links for this week. 1. Ever thought about starting your own blog? Michael Hyatt has some advice: My Advice to Beginning Bloggers 2. Is gender inclusive language taking hold? Good News, You Guys Everyone! English Is Becoming More Inclusive 3. How New Yorkers Adjusted to Sudden Smartphone Withdrawal 4. Paying for What…
The Gray Divorcés

Mar 6, 2012

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mwkruse

in Demography, Gender and Sex, Generations, Sociology, Trends: Social

Wall Street Journal: The Gray Divorcés The divorce rate for people 50 and over has doubled in the past two decades. Why baby boomers are breaking up late in life like no generation before. For the new generation of empty-nesters, divorce is increasingly common. Among people ages 50 and older, the divorce rate has doubled…
Enterprising oldies: Founding new businesses is not a monopoly of the young

Feb 24, 2012

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mwkruse

in Business, Generations, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social

The Economist: Enterprising oldies Founding new businesses is not a monopoly of the young, even if it seems so nowadays … It is time to do for enterprise what such ageing rockers have done for pop music: explode the myth that it is a monopoly of the young. This idea has been powerfully reinforced by…
Senior boom begins amid economic bust

Nov 15, 2010

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mwkruse

in Demography, Generations

USA Today: Senior boom begins amid economic bust … Today, Nachreiner and other first Boomers — such as Kathy Casey-Kirschling (born 12:00:01 a.m. ET in Philadelphia) and Jim Sickler (born 12:00:01 a.m. CT in St. Louis) — are six weeks from turning 65. On Dec. 1, a month before reaching their milestone, they become eligible…