In this issue, Connie LaMotta tackles something that has to be on the minds of many graying DMers: Is there life after 50? (See Career Busters, page 51.)
It’s a pertinent question now that Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan feels that one way to save Social Security might be to raise the retirement age. That’s all well and good if there are any jobs.
But the sad truth is that there are many unemployed DMers over 50 who have not sold a company or made a killing in the stock market. Some have been out of work for years, and those who have managed to hang on are running scared. You hear it everywhere:
