Baby Boomers

On Thursday we were given a couple articles regarding the Baby Boomers and the changes that our society will face as the Boomers begin to retire. These changes will be both positive and negative depending on how you look at it.

As this generation retires a new expense is laid upon us; how will we support all these people? Will our society have to accommodate to this generation and will we have enough money to support these accommodations?

These questions are just a few that we will ask ourselves in the next couple of years and the answer is yes. Yes, we will have to accommodate to this growing population and yes our tax dollars will go into taking care of this generation, just as our grand children’s tax dollars will go into supporting us when we grow old and retire. Most people think of the Baby Boomers retiring as a negative thing, but I believe that there will be positive aspects. As the baby Boomers retire there will become more job openings for people and more room for promotion. When I did a cooperative education credit at the hospital and expressed my interest as a pediatric nurse, a nurse told me that nursing spots in pediatrics are all full because of the Baby Boomers and she said that I would have to wait until they "retired or died before I was able to go into that nursing division" her words, not mine.

My generation today is far more educated than the people of the past and therefore are able to get the jobs required to look after these Baby Boomers, when they retire not only jobs that were there before will become available, but jobs that will help accommodate the boomers will be in high demand. Instead of making toys or sugary snacks for children, we will be creating exercise equipment that is suitable for elderly people and liquids that will contain all the necessary vitamins and minerals needed for the elderly.

Our society will alter schools into retirement homes and water parks will be changed into sewing clubs. Whatever happens, we know that one thing is for sure. Our society is in for a big change in the next 10 years.