K-12 Tax & Spending Climate: Wisconsin prepares for strain on systems as baby boomers retire

Scott Williams

Nobody knew it at the time, but Peter Glenn Cartier's arrival at Bellin Hospital on Jan. 1, 1946, marked Green Bay's official entry into a revolution.

Born at 6:25 a.m. that Tuesday morning, the son of Glenn and Kay Cartier was the first from Green Bay in a new generation of Americans who would forever be known as baby boomers.

By 1964, they numbered 77 million nationwide -- the largest generation ever -- and they transformed the world with their ideas, talents and values.

Now that the first of them has reached retirement age, baby boomers are redefining the meaning of golden years with their can-do, forever-young attitude.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at January 4, 2011 1:55 AM
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