I hate to see you standing there on your own Kris – and I can confirm that you are indeed an argumentative old fart. So here’s a topic to get your teeth into (while you still have a few). <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

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"What is the future for Old People? Are Senior Citizens a valuable resource for wisdom and experience, or just clapped out old has-beens?"

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Australia seems to be currently struggling to build up its personal cash savings, stockpile sufficient water resources, or amass reserves of pretty much anything except empty beer bottles. The exception is oldies, who we are slowly but surely collecting at an increasing rate.

How will we pay for them? What shall we do with them – treat them as revered ‘elders’ or grind them up for garden mulch??