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2004-02-27 - 7:53 p.m. The oldest baby boomers -- that generation born just after World War II -- are beginning to contemplate retirement. When they go, they'll go in huge numbers, placing an enormous strain on retirement and Medicare programs. The nation had better start preparing now, says Fed head Alan Greenspan. Raising taxes to cover expenses might hurt the economy (Greenspan again), so the only real alternative is to cut spending in other areas. That $89 billion for Iraq just sort of keeps jumping out at you, doesn't it? � 
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