So What's a Boomer, Anyhow? A 20 year span we mark in
history although it is said maybe only 19 years in this span due to the baby
boom after WWII. Depends on who you ask as to what statistics that were kept
and for what purpose.
In the Spiritual Community we use from the Date of July 2,
1947 through July 4, 1967. That puts our 20 years for Baby Boomers BASED on the
GOVERNMENT and ALIEN ET UFO COMMUNITY DISCLOSURE.
1968-88 are the INDIGO THIRD WAVE
1989-2009 are the CRYSTAL CHILDREN – Fourth Wave
THE ASCENSION AGE CHILDREN BEGIN WITH THE ALPHA OMEGA
CHILDREN of the SIXTH AND SEVENTH REALMS and THE ALPHA OMEGA CHILDREN ARE THE
ACE OR ASCENSION CENTERED ENLIGHTENED
SOULS who return to the planet to share in the future of knowing that the
OMNIVERSE was created by Father Alpha and Mother Omega and that they are the
ones in the outer realms of the Omniverse which these two levels of light
beings of essence created all that is inside their child as a Co-Creation that
we now know as the Omniverse.
There are the 7 Levels and REALMS accepted on EARTH in 2012.
Universe, Multiverse, Metaverse, Xenoverse, Alphaverse, and Omegaverse.
2010-2030 are the ALPHA CHILDREN – THESE ARE THE NEW
AWAKENED CHILDREN!
2031-2052 are the Bravo Children and all our continues to be
named according to the A-Z Chart using the MILITARY CALL SIGNS such as Charlie,
Delta, Echo, Foxtrot,
Glad you asked. Stated very simply, the demographers,
sociologists and the media define baby boomers as those born between (and
including) 1946 and 1964.
There is no law or constitutional amendment so stating; and
other boundaries have been suggested. But this is the time frame most commonly
used.
In 2012, that would
make us between 48 and 66 years old. There are about 75 million boomers in the
U.S.; we currently represent about 29% of the U.S. population. (In Canada, we
are sometimes known as "Boomies"; there are 6 million of us there. In
Britain, our generation is known as "the bulge.")
The term is used (nobody knows who coined the phrase) to
define the "boom" in births after WWII. Our Boomer Stats page
identifies the number of U.S. births during the 40s, 50s and 60s.
The 1960s is the decade that defined the boomers. The music,
events, and the social changes made a permanent impression on us. Those of us
born during the "peak" boomer years, '52-'57, were in our formative
years during the sixties. There were so many changes in the sixties that how
old you were during the decade greatly affected how you turned out. 1961 was a
whole lot different from 1969!
Those born at the early end of the spectrum were in our
early 20s by 1970. The deaths of President Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy, and Dr.
Martin Luther King; the Vietnam war and related protests; and the Watergate
scandal... all made deep impressions on us.
At the other end, those born after 1959 have no direct
recollection of the assassination of President Kennedy; most were not yet
listening to rock music by the time the Beatles broke up. Buddy Holly, the
Shirelles, Peter & Gordon, Leslie Gore, Dion, Nat Cole, Herman's Hermits,
the Mamas & Papas, Frankie Avalon, the Platters, the Drifters, the Everly
Brothers, the Four Tops, and other great music artists of the 50s and 60s are
not part of the foundation of their music tastes. They were more likely to use
illegal drugs.... often to a great and disturbing excess. And they were never
subjected to the military draft. So any attempt to lump us all together
probably won't work. We can tell, by the e-mail we receive here at BBHQ, that
there is much that ties us together, but also much that separates us.
Our e-mail indicates that many of us are committed to
marriage and are still happily married to our high school sweethearts. And many
of us have been married and divorced... more than once. We are the generation
that pushed the divorce rate up to 50%... and made it seem "normal"
and thus acceptable.
Many of us went to work for a company, worked our way up the
ladder, and are now enjoying the fruits of our labors. We will retire in a few
years, and live a life of leisure, or embark on a second career. But many of us
are entrepreneurs, and have never worked for a big company. Many of us plan
never to retire.
The "First" Boomer
As with most issues related to the boomers, there is some
dispute as to who the first boomer is -- the first baby born after midnight on
the night of December 31, 1945. In 1980, author Landon Y. Jones found an
account in the Philadelphia Inquirer which identified Kathleen Casey-Kirschling
as having been born at one second after midnight. Though others may claim to be
the first, the media has selected Ms. Casey-Kirschling as the first boomer.
The First Boomer
Impact on the Economy
We are amused when visitors ask what effect the boomers are
having on the economy. Folks, in 2012, the economy ARE the boomers! We
represent the vast majority of the work force. There are 75 million of us; we
ARE the economy. (That is not bragging; that is just a statistical reality.)
The huge growth in the economy since the 90s is due, in large part, to 75
million of us working up to our peak earning and spending years. What are we
spending our money on? Other than Metallica CDs and movies aimed at 15
year-olds, whatever is being sold... we are buying it. What kind of cars are we
buying? What kind are Detroit and Japan selling? We ARE the upper end of the
automobile market. What explains the popularity of SUVs? Mostly, we do. Where
do we go on vacation? Everywhere. How do we get there? Every way possible. Day
care centers are thriving because boomers do not want to take care of the kids
they produced. And their offspring think it is supposed to be that way.
(Parents are not supposed to stay home and raise their children. Why, that's a
terribly stupid idea, huh? That is what day care centers and the government is
for.)
In the 50s, businesses focused on stuff for kids.... 30
million boomers... and still growing. Gerber (the baby food company) was huge
in the 50s. Toys.... there was an enormous growth in the variety and quantity
of toys. ("You can tell its Mattel; it's swell!") And TV, just coming
into its own, focused heavily on kids' shows. Disneyland.... a 50s thing.
(Disneyworld.... a 70s thing, paid more attention to history and thrill
rides.... things of interest to young adult boomers.) The stylish cars of the
60s and 70s -- a direct response to the boomers.
The huge explosion in recreational vehicles in the 90s.... a
direct response to empty-nest boomers.
And much as it makes my skin crawl, the first half of the
21st century will see a huge explosion in stuff for aging boomers: active
retirement communities and vacation homes, skin creams, tooth whitening goo,
cosmetic surgery, lasik surgery, Depends, and, of course, the Hair Club for
Men. -- Like I said, it makes my skin crawl.
As (relatively) old and aging as we are, we are still the
largest age-related demographic.... "Numbers too big to ignore."
Social Impact:
Aside from that, what impact on society are boomers having?
Well, let's see now... the CEO of General Electric is a boomer; the CEO of IBM
is a boomer; the CEO of Ford is a boomer; Bill Gates, Paul Allen and Steve
Ballmer (Microsoft) are boomers; Steven Spielberg is a boomer; Ron Howard is a
boomer; Tom Hanks is a boomer; Denzel Washington is a boomer; Meg Ryan is a
boomer; Michael Jordon is a boomer. The producers of most TV shows and movies
are boomers. The editorial page editor of the Wall Street Journal (Paul Gigot)
is a boomer. Rush Limbaugh is a boomer; Oprah is a boomer; Barack Obama is a
boomer; Mitt Romney is a boomer. Madonna is a boomer; Bruce Springsteen is a
boomer; Tom Cruise is a boomer; David Letterman is a boomer; Jay Leno is a
boomer; Dr. Laura is a boomer. Clarence Thomas is a boomer; Sean Hannity is a
boomer; Glenn Beck is a boomer; Al Gore is a boomer; Bill and Hillary Clinton
are boomers; Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve System, is a
boomer; Sarah Palin is a boomer; George Bush is a boomer; Supreme Court Chief Justice
John Roberts is a boomer; every potential candidate for the Supreme Court for
the next 20 years will likely be a boomer.
How's that for impact?
We have a list of about 300 famous boomers here.
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