Age of ASF members

[Bill M]

I was hoping to be in the 5%, but alas only the 16.5% (atm)

I'm in the same age group as you but I want to find this 5% group too. Some people on this forum reckon you are only ordinary if you can't find it, should I be worried?

 

[nioka]

Just how I cannot speculate the circumstances you experienced during your life you cannot speculate mine.

For you to say you have experienced more difficult times than myself is such a gross under-estimation of what some people face today.

There are many "younger people" today that struggle more than you could imagine.

I experienced great hardship to get where I am today. I was not eligible for any financial assistance. I regularly went hungry. I relied on generosity from strangers and friends to survive.

Point taken. We tend to think of averages too much. Generally people have it better than in times gone by but I realise there are plenty doing it much tougher these days than I ever did.

 

[Robb]

I am young and in the 12% group - 22 years old.

If only I was over 65... Then I would be within the 5% group.

 

[Julia]

Point taken. We tend to think of averages too much. Generally people have it better than in times gone by but I realise there are plenty doing it much tougher these days than I ever did.

Nioka, I think the other difference is that when you were doing it tough there was still a sense of community spirit and support. Young people these days often don't even have that to help them so good onya for recognising how hard it is for many of them. Earlier generations also had more intact families.
(Apologies for getting off the topic somewhat.)

 

[noirua]

Nioka, I think the other difference is that when you were doing it tough there was still a sense of community spirit and support. Young people these days often don't even have that to help them so good onya for recognising how hard it is for many of them. Earlier generations also had more intact families.
(Apologies for getting off the topic somewhat.)

Julia, I guess the average Aussie is much lazier these days. Some Western European Countries are grateful for Eastern Europeans coming in, working 7-days-a-week, ten-hours-a-day, for $10 dollars an hour. They work much harder and never grumble. Noses to the grindstone and no lying on the beach and surfing.

 

[theasxgorilla]

Julia, I guess the average Aussie is much lazier these days. Some Western European Countries are grateful for Eastern Europeans coming in, working 7-days-a-week, ten-hours-a-day, for $10 dollars an hour. They work much harder and never grumble. Noses to the grindstone and no lying on the beach and surfing.

Apologies for also being off-topic but I can't resist taking this up.

You have to put it into perspective. Today's working generations tax themselves in different ways.

As for the eastern Europeans working like crazy, don't many of these workers take the money they saved through living cheap and take it back to their home countries so when they get back there they don't have to work so hard?

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[imajica]

Just turned 31 in Feb

 

[noirua]

Apologies for also being off-topic but I can't resist taking this up.

You have to put it into perspective. Today's working generations tax themselves in different ways.

As for the eastern Europeans working like crazy, don't many of these workers take the money they saved through living cheap and take it back to their home countries so when they get back there they don't have to work so hard?ASX.G

I did see a programme where the Mayor of Gdansk, went to Peterborough, middle England "might be near Cheltenham", to speak to Polish workers to try to get them to go back to Poland to build a soccer stadium.
Only one would consider it and many had arrived with their families with no thoughts of going back.

The Mayor went to Peterborough as they can't find any skilled labour or all that much unskilled.
Australia needs some of these people there to keep wages down and reduce inflation, and get many young lazy Aussies off their butts and doing 50+ hour weeks.

 

[nioka]

I am young and in the 12% group - 22 years old.

If only I was over 65... Then I would be within the 5% group.

Would you sacrifice the best 43 years of your life to be in a 5% group that is looking the end as fast approching and with so much left to do. I'd gladly swap.

 

[theasxgorilla]

Australia needs some of these people there to keep wages down and reduce inflation, and get many young lazy Aussies off their butts and doing 50+ hour weeks.

I thought about writing an antagonistic post along the lines of completely convert away from being the leisure society we once were so we can all work like dogs to support your retirement. But I decided against it as I suspect you don't really comprehend what it is you are wishing for.

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[noirua]

I thought about writing an antagonistic post along the lines of completely convert away from being the leisure society we once were so we can all work like dogs to support your retirement. But I decided against it as I suspect you don't really comprehend what it is you are wishing for.
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A link that is on topic, "all about ages of people in Australia". With the numbers of those under 15 reducing and over 65's increasing, we can see a future problem that may mean more younger imigrants coming to Australia, especially Tasmania: http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/B52C3903D894336DCA2568A9001393C1

Australia's population is rising by 1.5% each year and stood at 21,017,200 on 30/6/2007 - plus illegals and those who somehow evaded the count. Population projections: http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/3222.0

Not a case of wishing for anything, just seeing a problem and with the population aging, those in the younger age group will have to work harder or others will arrive and do it for them.:aus:

 

[Aussiejeff]

I am young and in the 12% group - 22 years old.

If only I was over 65... Then I would be within the 5% group.

Hmmm. I just voted and the over 65's now represent only 1.99% of the total poll. Does that mean since your post in March, that 3% of these "oldies" have died out? LOL

So much for Australia's increasing over 65's population!

P.S. I am a mere creaking spring chicken at 58, so can afford to fling barbs at "the old farts" just as the 20,'s 30's and 40 somethings fling barbs at me! Nyaaaaaah!


AJ