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Don't underestimate the baby boomer volunteers : Comments

By Melanie Oppenheimer, published 22/9/2008

With better health outcomes and with baby boomers refusing to retire gracefully, volunteering will become a key issue.

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The negative response by the dominant privately-owned, profit-driven mainstream media, politicians and know-nothing pundits to the April 2005 productivity commission paper - Economic Implications of an Ageing Australia - was quite predictable. After all, their particular 'report' was based upon statistical manipulation, econometric 'models' and ideological presumptions that combine to assist the authors and the know-nothing politicians and pundits feel important, and create further social divisions within the Australian common-wealth, using fear of a cynically created pseudo-economic 'burden' to frighten the poorly-educated sheeple, whose taxes pay their exorbitant executive salaries and perks.

Thanks for your well-researched and enlightening article Melanie.
Posted by Sowat, Monday, 22 September 2008 11:27:04 AM
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"......although women only dropped marginally.............."

That's just as well,isn't it?
Posted by Seneca, Monday, 22 September 2008 12:01:25 PM
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