Boomers' fury at the very idea that we have to age sends a subliminal message that there will always be time for our kids to get another degree or to surf another couch, to break up with one more partner or employer, and to wait around to reproduce, while ignoring the reality that opportunities will evaporate.
Mr. Obama, ignoring the second reality, would also raise taxes on noncorporate business, in the interest of requiring the "rich" to pay for the "privilege" of being an American, to paraphrase a recent statement by Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner.