Sharon Johnson
Nov 4 · 2 min read

Boomers: Off-Stage, Please

When will the Baby Boomers move off-stage? The daily political discourse right now is an assault, and I am not attributing that assault to age, but maybe my generation has had its run. What would be the impact if tomorrow no one over 65 was in power in Washington, D.C.? Just speculate with me, since these arguments are all about power, and maybe too many are holding on by their fingernails, as if wielding power will fend off their ultimate irrelevance.

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Sharon Johnson

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Sharon is a writer, recently retired from managing health and human services. She blogs at www.common-sage.com

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