Whatever you say, don't try to explain that longer life expenctancy will effect Social Security.
-Cameron On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 12:00:38 -0800, Ian Skinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This has been an interesting "what if" that I have been mulling over in my > head recently. > > This is fairly good potential that medical science could significantly extend > the average age of humans in the next couple of generations; to the order of > 100 to 120 years or more. > > Let us say that people now live to be 120 years old on average, with a good > quality of life. The questions this brings up to me is what effects on > society might this have. When does one retire? Would an education one > received by one's 20s last one for the next century? What does having ones > family in the first quarter of ones life mean, when one is basically little > more then a child by percentage of ones potential lifespan? Can one career > suffice for the seven or eight decades of a working life? > > I imagine that people could end up with two or three cycles of > higher-education, career, retirement/teaching during ones lifetime. > > -------------- > Ian Skinner > Web Programmer > BloodSource > www.BloodSource.org > Sacramento, CA > > "C code. C code run. Run code run. Please!" > - Cynthia Dunning > > ...-----Original Message----- > ...From: Charlie Griefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ...Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 11:45 AM > ...To: CF-Community > ...Subject: Re: Grandparents > ... > ...I intend to live forever. So far, so good. > ... > ...:) > > Confidentiality Notice: This message including any > attachments is for the sole use of the intended > recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged > information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or > distribution is prohibited. If you are not the > intended recipient, please contact the sender and > delete any copies of this message. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:145603 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
