With the futures of Medicare and Social Security main topics in this year's election, baby boomers are surprisingly more concerned about another issue.
According to the American Association for Retired Persons' anxiety index, 75% of the 1,852 registered voters surveyed in July said they were most worried about prices rising faster than their incomes.
Half of the boomers surveyed don't think they'll ever be able to retire, while 59% said they believe the recent economic downturn will force them to rely more on Social Security and Medicare.
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