Because saving Social Security takes us to a conflict between math and politics, the Congress has has a tough time selecting solutions.…
Where Grandma Isn’t Smiling
When an Australian business school scored the pension income systems in 37 countries, they gave many more C grades than anyone would like to receive.…
Does Everyone Deserve a Job?
With job guarantee proposals in the news, we can start to consider what so massive an entitlement program could involve.…
Which Generation Should Get More From Everyone Else?
Deciding which groups should give which should receive, government redistribution policies could be based on a generational lens.…
Six Ways to Make Government Better
One of many examples in Peter Schuck’s new book, the Social Security program shows how government can be successful and also why it “fails so often.”…
Part 2: What To Do When More People Are Old
Facing an aging population and more entitlements, countries that are encouraging more births to expand the labor force might be creating a bigger problem.…
A Bigger (Thanksgiving) Pie or Equal Slices?
Increasing income inequality by moving from communal farming to individual plots, Plymouth Colony Governor William Bradford changed income redistribution.…
Which Countries Want You to Have a Baby?
It is a recipe for demographic disaster when you have too many old people and not enough babies. The problem is the size of the working age population. When countries like the US are affluent enough t…
China's Demographic Flipflop
The wait list for the most popular retirement home in China has topped 10,000. With 1100 available beds and just 11 beds emptying annually, it could take 100 years for someone to get a spot. Part of t…
Aging Benefits
When you combine better health care with generous pensions you get (choose one): happy retirees happy politicians insufficiently funded national pension programs the eurozone the United States other &…