In Southeastern MIchigan I see a lot of bumper sticker..Still working?

One reason for this is minimum wage laws. If it weren't for those, companies would not need to outsource so urgently. Everyone would be payed less, but at least we would have jobs. Even now, most of the jobs here are still here only for one of two reasons: 1: The job is a service job, or must be done locally, and cannot be outsourced. 2: Undeveloped countries do not have enough skilled labor for the particular job. As for this being the last generation that can retire, this is mostly because people simply do not save money. They spend their entire lives in debt in order to have things that they couldn't really afford, and therefore they live paycheck to paycheck. Since their money is used up on things that are too expensive for their income, and interest on a dozen different loans they can't save any. When they are finally to decrepit to work, they realize that they have no way to support themselves. It is a very bad situation, and is made worse by corporation retirement programs and government programs, like social security. These things give people an excuse not to save money, because they think that their savings will be handled by others. Unfortunately, companies can go bankrupt (or suddenly cease their retirement programs), and social security can fail, due to lack of money. Which leaves them where?

Sorry, but I'm not buying any new car until our jobs stay here. I'll buy used American cars that were made here until I die because so many people working for Ford, GM and Mopar are out jobs due to the NAFTA agreement. Let the Mexicans and Chinese buy 'em. They're building them now.