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ty remains intact their numbers just don t add up recent confirmation of the dire situation comes from the national institute on retirement security a non profit non partisan research and education center its 28 page study the retirement savings crisis is it worse than we think by labor economist nari rhee is clearly laid out and alarming to read here are the major findings new nirs research finds retirement savings are dangerously low and the u s retirement savings deficit is between 6 8 and 14 0 trillion the average working household has virtually no retirement savings when all households are included not just households with retirement accounts the median retirement account balance is 3 000 for all working age households and 12 000 for near retirement households the findings confirm that the american dream of retiring comfortably after a lifetime of work will be impossible for many based on 401 k type account and ira balances alone some 92 percent of working households do not meet conservative retirement savings targets for their age and income even when counting their entire net worth 65 percent still fall short where the twain meet let us fast forward 20 years and assume we ve done nothing besides making some minor tweaks to social security and lowering the interest rate a tad on student loans it s 2033 and millions of boomers are working into their 70s and 80s not by choice but rather by necessity the social security trust fund is running dry and older americans who didn t have or already burned through retirement savings are faced with a 25 percent cut to social security benefits funded now on a pay as we go basis by payroll taxes on aging gen xers and millennials these younger folks by the way are struggling to pay off student loans that are not dischargeable in a bankruptcy proceeding for many their finances have required them to make some hard decisions such as having fewer or no kids of course this means they re less likely to be in the market to buy the big suburban houses put on sale by older boomers looking to downsize their living spaces and reduce living expenses it wouldn t have mattered anyway as their credit ratings are blown from their student loans and the credit card debt they ve taken on to make ends meet in the year 2033 many of the gen xers and millennials are hoping to pay off their student loans and modest mortgages that s all the house they could afford by their late 50s some of their retirement prospects by the way are even dimmer than that of the average boomer in 2033 what we could ve done now will seem so obvious obvious but not easy it will require belt tightening by institutions and individuals who can afford it higher taxes on some including raising the payroll tax cap to beef up social security creative public policies to recreate the retirement system an all out war on the student loan racket more emphasis on community needs and less tolerance for extravagance waste and corruption some kindness will go a long way too it may sound like i m preaching the meme of austerity no to the contrary i m suggesting that we strive to live comfortable healthy safe and enriching lives rather than be in a state of want but we ll need a values adjustment to get there by the way much of this will help to address global climate change less mad privatized consumption will have a cooling effect on our planet literally and figuratively call me chicken little cassandra whatever the sky is falling but this begs the philosophical question if the sky falls on washington d c and wall street but no one there heard or felt it did it really fall seriously at a time when dramatic measures are needed to avoid terrible societal and individual pain later our leaders in the private public and non profit sectors aren t exactly sounding the alarm bells and much of america is oblivious to or willfully ignoring this coming mega meltdown we do have choices but time is running out share this print opens in new window print share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on x opens in new window x email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading morning coffee thoughts august 19 2013 by david yamada in food and drink tags food and drink 1 comment periodically i like to justify my coffee habit by writing about the vital brew and this monday morning seems as good a time as any to share some musings it made civil war soldiers more alert and ready in the splendid soldiers blue gray 1988 historian james i robertson quotes union surgeon a c swartwelder on the benefits of coffee i am thoroughly convinced that a pint of good coffee is a better beverage for the soldier than all the rye bourbon brandy or any alcoholic nostrum that ever flowed from a worm it has no equal as a preparation for a hard day s march nor any rival as a restorative after one however observes robertson southern troops rarely had adequate supplies of coffee thanks to the effectiveness of a union blockade all too often they had to make do with ersatz coffee brewed from peanuts potatoes peas corn and rye yikers the union of course won the civil war just sayin but can it kill you michael kelley reports for business insider on a mayo clinic study that found drinking more than four cups a day may be hazardous to your er my health people under 55 who drink an average of more than than four cups of coffee a day raise the risk of dying from all causes according to a study published in the journal mayo clinic proceedings researchers led by steven blair at the university of south carolina found that people aged under 55 who drank more than 28 cups a week saw a 56 increase in death from all causes however the authors of the study acknowledge they don t know why this is so noting that risk factors associated with heavy coffee consumption such as cigarette and alcohol use poor diet and less sleep may be at play or being a civil war soldier see above personally i prefer this study alexander abad santos blogging for the atlantic responds to news of the mayo study by citing last year s national institutes of health findings it was just last year that the national institutes of health told us that coffee was a life extender the atlantic s brian fung now at wapo explained that the doctors and researchers at the nih found what appears to be conflicting information according to research published today in the new england journal of medicine people who drank four or five cups of coffee a day tended to live longer than those who drank only a cup or less the benefit was more pronounced for women but men also stand to gain somewhat from pounding joe coffee drinking men cut their risk for death by 12 percent after four to five cups of java according to the study which was led by the national institutes of health s neal freedman women who drank the same amount had their the risk of death reduced by 16 percen t the sounds of coffee you know the whole deal about writers and coffee houses well it may involve more than just a desire to channel one s inner hemingway consider coffitivity a neat little site where you can play and download the sounds of a coffee house the rationale the coffitivity folks link to research indicating that an ideal level of ambient noise can actually enable rather than detract from our productivity they say that the mix of calm and commotion in an environment like a coffee house is proven to be just what you need to get those creative juices flowing i was alerted to coffitivity by industrial organizational psychology professor kathleen rospenda illinois chicago who responded to my recent facebook post pondering why noises in libraries distract me while noises in cafes help me stay on task i don t know if kathy discovered the site as part of her scholarly research agenda but citing her credentials gives this blog piece more street cred related posts happy monday top 10 coffee drinking occupations 2012 coffee and work 2011 share this print opens in new window print share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on x opens in new window x email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading notes on the workplace anti bullying movement august 17 2013 by david yamada in strategies for change workplace bullying mobbing and abuse tags strategies for change workplace bullying 6 comments image courtesy of clipart barn com if you ve been reading this blog for any length of time then you ve figured out that workplace bullying and related issues of human dignity at work have become focal points of my career during the past 15 years i have witnessed and closely participated in the forging of a grassroots u s workplace anti bullying movement i ve also become part of a global network of educators researchers and practitioners who are responding to workplace bullying and mobbing through research public education advocacy and applied best practices these experiences have been defining ones personally and professionally they have also taught me a lot about the challenges of organizing a movement and building public support for it i d like to step back for a brief moment to share some of those insights and observations centering on the types of people who have been drawn to be a part of this concededly these are fairly broad generalizations and i apologize in advance to anyone who believes i m overstating my points but here goes maturity the workplace anti bullying movement is mature in its composition it is comprised disproportionately of individuals who have been around the block mostly in their 30s and beyond extending through traditional retirement years almost all have experienced witnessed or otherwise dealt with workplace bullying mobbing and abuse and as a result they tend to possess an instinctive level of understanding about the workplace and forms of mistreatment within it however they often lack some of the youthful energies of say a group of twentysomethings who are ready to take the world by storm life gets busy and more complicated folks who are busy with work families and other obligations are less likely to be running up the steps of a state capitol building or picketing a bad employer on a regular basis bruises and sometimes scars as i and others have written over and again severe sustained workplace abuse can be destructive to personal health livelihoods and social relationships the psychological injuries that sometimes result such as depression and ptsd are very real the damage can spill into one s home life and adversely affect the well being of family and friends for some bullying targets getting involved in anti bullying advocacy and public education work can be empowering for others it hits too close to home the personal baggage is too raw there is no reason for anyone in this position to apologize for that the important thing is for each person to make self care their highest priority politically somewhat varied on the political spectrum it appears that the bulk of anti bullying activists range from the center to the left but there are plenty who regard themselves as conservatives or libertarians and many others who do not identify with political labels the diversity of political views and perspectives makes this very honestly a cross partisan movement many associated with this movement have learned the skills of public education and advocacy by trial and error a good number of effective advocates had never considered themselves activist types before joining this movement when it comes to organizational support for the anti bullying healthy workplace bill hwb we see clearer political lines being drawn labor unions worker advocacy groups and civil rights organizations constitute the overwhelming share of institutional endorsers of the hwb management side trade associations tied to business and conservative interests are most likely to oppose it sometimes vigorously grassroots orientation the movement has a grounded grassroots quality to it it is not heavily populated by financial political or academic elites even the leading north american educational and advocacy organization the workplace bullying institute is a small operation led by a handful of core individuals this is in stark contrast to other causes supported by large well funded centers and think tanks as i ve mentioned before on this blog it is telling that much of the academic research concerning workplace bullying is produced by professors at regional and state colleges and universities not the ivy league or its equivalents many of these professors have had a fair amount of work experience before becoming full time academics and they are producing relevant accessible research and scholarship practitioners in fields such as psychology business management and labor relations have brought their practical experience to the table in adding important findings and commentary to our understanding of these workplace dynamics and their effects on individuals i say with all fondness that we make for a ragtag bunch it means however that the doors to boardrooms executive suites and halls of government do not automatically open for us nudging or pushing them open remains the ongoing challenge for this mature bruised cross partisan and grassroots movement fifteen years ago a form of workplace mistreatment that affected so many didn t even have a label at least here in the u s we ve made a lot of progress since then stay tuned there s a lot more to come this post was slightly revised in january 2018 share this print opens in new window print share on facebook opens in new window facebook share on linkedin opens in new window linkedin share on x opens in new window x email a link to a friend opens in new window email like loading what higher education s obsession with technology often overlooks august 15 2013 by david yamada in academic workplaces education and learning work and technology tags academic workplaces education and learning work and technology 1 comment perhaps it s the unseasonably cool weather we re having here in boston but i m already looking ahead to the start of the new school year on my radar screen today was the topic of technology in higher education given the skyrocketing costs of higher education and the potential use of the internet and our electronic gadgetry to deliver courses in flexible less expensive formats it s not surprising that technology remains all the rage in colleges and universities at institutions emphasizing online learning of course this is de rigueur but even traditional brick mortar universities often deluge their faculty with messages promoting the use of technology in instruction and distance learning is being pushed like never before while i believe that affordable high quality face to face learning remains the ideal i support flexible and distance learning options as useful alternatives 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