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BL
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993746
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b748116
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Goldsmith, Jeff Charles.
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| Title & Author
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The long baby boom : : an optimistic vision for a graying generation /\ Jeff Goldsmith.
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| Publication Statement
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Baltimore :: Johns Hopkins University Press,, 2008.
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1 online resource (xvii, 207 pages) :: illustrations, map
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| ISBN
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080189641X
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: 9780801896415
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0801888514
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9780801888519
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-202) and index.
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| Contents
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Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Prologue -- The baby boom: the self-involved glacier -- The social safety net for older Americans: the expensive legacy of the New Deal -- Living to work: boomers, retirement, and the knowledge economy -- Healthy aging: enabling a longer, more active life -- Encouraging work in later life: what can be done? -- Medicare: the Mount Everest of entitlements -- Social security reform: grasping the third rail -- What we need to do -- What baby boomers should do for themselves -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index.
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"Drawing on evidence that most baby boomers plan on working long past age 65, Goldsmith argues that they will have a constructive impact on society over the next twenty years. By assuming a much larger portion of the financial burden of their own retirement and health costs, they will help preserve Social Security and Medicare for the less fortunate and for successive generations." "The Long Baby Boom is the first comprehensive forecast of baby boomers' career plans, health trends, and cultural and political values. Goldsmith's pro-work, pro-savings, pro-health social policy emphasizes personal responsibility without ripping the social safety net."--Jacket.
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Baby boom generation-- Health and hygiene-- United States.
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Baby boom generation-- Retirement-- United States.
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Baby boom generation-- United States-- Psychology.
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Baby boom generation-- United States-- Social conditions-- 21st century.
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Health attitudes-- United States.
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Medical care-- United States-- Forecasting.
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Baby boom generation-- Health and hygiene.
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Baby boom generation-- Retirement.
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FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS-- Life Stages-- General.
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Health attitudes.
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Medical care-- Forecasting.
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Aged.
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Attitude to Health.
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Socioeconomic Factors.
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United States.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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305.2
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| LC Classification
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HQ1063.2.U6G654 2008eb
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2009 L-748
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WT 100G624L 2008
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