2046: A boomer odyssey

This article in USA Today is worth a quick read. Lots of the usual suspects saying the usual stuff about aging populations but a few new ideas.

The start of the article starts gives you a feel for what follows.

For most busy denizens of the early 21st century, contemplating the future means figuring out tomorrow's dinner. But take a moment to journey forward to 2046, when 79 million baby boomers will be 82 to 100 years old. Thanks to lifestyle habits and medical advances, they probably will be the healthiest group of elderly in history. Thanks to extended employment spans, they will be the wealthiest. Thanks to their huge voting bloc, they will be the most powerful.

So just what kind of America will be forged by this crowd of geriatric goliaths? Talk to folks whose job it is to think decades down the road and two disparate visions emerge: one inspirational and the other downright creepy.

Read on to learn if the inspirational or creepy wins.Dick Stroud