WILDEGEEST! - synonym for - EXCELSIOR!

The inspirational basis for the ever-onward battle-cry, WILDEGEEST!
is Longfellow's poem, EXCELSIOR! (1843); Latin/Greek phrases - "Higher, more elevated".

Our introductory statement as a foundation : "GREETINGS! I hope you're aboard as seekers for a longer, better life, for those past fifty, and for those isolated, lonely, and victimized by the hard place, both determined to remain a vital part of society, unthreatened by
age-based segregation ."

Dr. Lawrence Hanks, Ph. D., Dept. Political Science, Indiana University stated, "The miraculous advancement of modern medicine has created a cohort of older Americans who are more energetic and vibrant than their predecessors. Much of their energy has been channeled into the protection of their interest. Thus, issues of mandatory retirement, Medicare, and Medicaid, are issues of vital importance to American politicians.

Such "issues" are only part of the complexities and attitude readustments needed to achieve equal rights, equal treatment for all U. S. citizens - a new stage in our history! Alan Pope of Duquest University, in "The Elderly in Modern Society, A Cultural Phychological Reading" stated that "History has demonstrated a dramatic reduction in respect and veneration for the elderly members of Western Societies. According to David Hackett Fisher and David Cowgill, historical sources located this decline in industrial and economic factors."

Recent Articles : ECONOMICS

THE ECONOMIST, June 27th-July 3rd 2009, p.13. American health care. This is going to hurt; p. 18. Ageing in the rich world. The end of retirement; After page 52,
Special Report : Aging Populations.
A slow-burning fuse.

FORBES, July 13, 2009, P.22. New Age Thinker - It's high time says this economist, to rethink
aging, retirement and government benefits.

WILDEGEEST FOUNDATION - http://www.wildegeestfoundation.org/