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Select two sentences from paragraph 14 of Passage 2 that support the idea that the current generation of baby boomers are better off financially than their parents. (Bumps Ahead on Easy Street?) A. “Beginning in 2000, boomers started turning 50 at the rate of just under 10,000 a day.”

B. “Already, more than 14 million boomers are 50 and up, and some aren't waiting until 55 to take early retirement.”

C. “It's a well-educated crowd: Nearly 90 percent of boomers graduated from high school, and more than a quarter have at least a bachelor's degree.”

D. “More than three quarters own homes, and 73 percent have some form of investments.”

E. “And the eldest among them have money: A recent AARP report on the 50-plus generation shows those in the top quartile had a median income of $100,000 and a median net worth of $360,000.”

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