- The only group whose parents or grandparents belonged to the "Greatest Generation," who learned and benefited from their elders' tireless work ethic, unquestioning loyalty to their employers, frugality, and "doing the right thing" before it became a cliché.
- A group whose educational experiences were "atechnological," yet during their career faced the challenge of harnessing the power of automation to benefit the nonverbal patients they served.
- A disproportionately large segment of the population who will be making unprecedented demands on America's resources across the board, and doing so as better informed consumers.
- A "sandwich" population that often finds itself simultaneously caring for both its children and its aging parents; one that desires retirement, but often can't afford it; one that has watched its investments for the golden years fluctuate violently; and one that "just missed the bus" on full entitlements and a guarantee of social security and health care funding for their retirement years.
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