People who were born after the World War II conflict in 1946 and before the Vietnam War are considered to be the baby boomers generation. This generation is called the baby boomers generation because of the significant increase of birth rates during these times. In fact, there were about 78 million baby boomers born in the United States between the years 1946 and 1964. The baby boomers generation is considered to be the era where it was the turning point of the political and cultural status of the United States. This is because baby boomers came of age during the civil rights protest and they were the ones who fought for more freedom and against discrimination. In political view, baby boomers are one of the contributors of what made America what it is today. The United States is free and thanks to the baby boomers generation, there is no discrimination in employment, regardless in race, creed, gender and age. Today, you can never avoid the fact that baby boomers are now aging and because the baby boomers population is one of the largest in the United States, there have been questions about health care and retirement benefits for these people. The fact that the baby boomers population makes up 22% of the American population, and is considered quite a lot in the United States, you will see that the government is taking all the necessary measures to provide retirement and health benefits to baby boomers.

So, what do baby boomers want? If you look closely, people who are in the age of mid-40s to 60s are very much unlike aging people in the past. Today, you will see these people to be more active and are generally concerned more about their health. In fact, many people who were born in the baby boomers era frequently visit doctors compared in the past. This is because these people want to care for their own health. What the baby boomers want today is when they retire, they should be able to get the necessary retirement and health benefits. Since baby boomers are expected to be healthier than their predecessors, they will be able to travel a lot. After retirement, the baby boomers population is expected to start spending their money. In fact, most baby bloomers working today are working to save enough money to go ona retirement vacation. Today, aging baby boomers are now considering services they contributed to the society. The baby boomers era is responsible for making the United States economy to run smoothly. This is because of the high population levels of workforce and also in those times, unemployment rates were virtually non-existent.