Boomers On Social Security

American Voices • ISSUE 43•43 • Oct 22, 2007

The first U.S. baby boomer, born one second after midnight on January 1, 1946, has applied for Social Security benefits. What do you think?

“Wait a second. Not only do I have to pay to keep them safe from terrorists, I have to pay so they can retire, too?”
Randy Venable –
Stenograher
“Things may look bleak right now but with our next postwar bubble of vigorous economic growth, it should be 1946 all over again in no time.”
Mary Errett –
Clothing Salesperson
“Fuck it. If this Social Security ship is about to sink, I'm telling Amy I love her!”
Colin Halverson –
Systems Analyst

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