Age and Experience is one of those grassroots ideas that only comes along once in awhile. It is a carefully designed low cost approach that is fully funded by small business - strictly without government money. It is a non-partisan approach that represents new thinking for advancing our country and cutting the costs of government. It is about entrepreneurship and creative volunteerism seeking to serve. This is small business helping people, improving productivity, cutting welfare, and adding taxpayers to the system.

It's not uncommon to know an older person who wants to work but can't find a job because of age. You know such people and your constituents know such people. This is not a political issue - it is simply a fact of life in America, and Age and Experience is a win for everyone.

Our President has asked us to find ways for the private sector to step up and help unburden our government and our taxpayers. This country continues to be built by entrepreneurship and small business, so how can that creativity of new ideas be put to work? Particularly in these challenging post-9/11 times, with our economy stressed by the fight against terrorism, America needs ways to improve productivity. Most states are in budget shortfalls and many organizations are downsizing. Unfortunately, many companies feel the first employees to go must be the older ones. Many of these graying Americans are not ready to retire, and in any case, we're not well-equipped to pay for their retirement.

How can we help our aging population continue to be productive and feel good about themselves? How can we help them continue to stand up on their own two feet and enjoy paying their own way? Can we imagine a way to do this and reduce the cost to government at the same time?

Age and Experience is such a solution.

Please refer your constituents to Age and Experience and pray for the success of this grassroots concept.