Ronni Bennett of TimeGoesBy takes on ageism in the workplace. Speared by a Washinton Post article, Ronni takes on the reporter and the issue. This is a must read issue. Times are tough but those who thought they could retire, cannot and finding jobs for the over 60 crowd is tougher then ever. The ridicule of growing old permeates everywhere. Where do you stand? Read Ronni’s blog or tell your stories here.

According to the National Center for Policy Analysis, if our US government decided to give up on Medicare and Social Security and stop them, they would owe up to $52 TRILLION to those people who have already paid in and earned these benefits.

The recently released study determined that:  An estimated $9.5 trillion is owed to current retirees — an amount equal to almost $250,000 per person 65 years of age and older in 2008.

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