The existence of a subculture of age has been avoided and ignored until recently. The aged were largely segregated and discriminated against when they were considered at all. The situation is changing, with the help of organizations like CARP, but much of this pattern still prevails. Improvements in various aspects of healthcare have nonetheless kept the aged physically and mentally young, while technology has made them almost obsolete, as they are no longer sources of experience and wisdom for the young. Discrimination begins in the middle years of about 55+, when people find themselves suddenly unemployable. Gradually, older people find that it is difficult for them to obtain bank loans, automobile insurance, and driver’s licenses. And with retirement from the workforce can come drastic reductions in income. One out of every five older people in Canada, lives in poverty.