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Hi,  I am a childless baby boomer. I did not get married until I was 38. My not having children was not so much a choice as it was just what happened.  My concern is that I am being asked to pay for the education and health care of todays children.  I am sure that they will decide to not support me in my retirement. Social Security will soon go away and I will be left out in the cold.  When I went to school, my parents generation paid for my education.  When I joined the work force I paid for my parents generation's retirement and health care.  That was the only right thing to do.  I believe that this quid pro quo has worked and should continue.  Jim, Hillsboro, Oregon

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Hi,  I am a childless baby boomer. I did not get married until I was 38. My not having children was not so much a choice as it was just what happened.  My concern is that I am being asked to pay for the education and health care of todays children.  I am sure that they will decide to not support me in my retirement. Social Security will soon go away and I will be left out in the cold.  When I went to school, my parents generation paid for my education.  When I joined the work force I paid for my parents generation's retirement and health care.  That was the only right thing to do.  I believe that this quid pro quo has worked and should continue.  Jim, Hillsboro, Oregon

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