Bush worst president for baby boomers?

As we say fare thee well to President Bush, our friends at babyboomeradvisorclub.com raise a good question - was George W. Bush the worst president ever for the baby boomer generation?

According to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in 2006 to "Meet the Press":

"I really do believe that President Bush is the worst president we've ever had. I think his efforts to destroy Social Security were very bad. That brought about one of those statements.
I think, as we've looked, now, at what's happened to the stock market, wouldn't that have been an awful thing to do, to privatize Social Security? Medicare -- he's done his very best to destroy Medicare, Medicare, a wonderful program. Perfect? Of course not, but one of the best programs ever developed to take care of sick people, so..."

To view the interview, go to www.wikio.com/video/740727

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Jenny Ivy

Jenny Ivy is managing editor of Boomer Market Advisor. She previously was managing editor of a number of real estate magazines in and around the Rocky Mountain region. She can be reached at jivy@boomermarketadvisor.com.

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