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economic news roundup and ageing populations

Where There is More (and Less) Care For the Elderly

As Baby Boomers elevate the world’s ageing populations, their governments (and children) are deciding how they want to support them.

Weekly Economic News Roundup and pension reform

Fiscal policy

The Countries With the Best and Worst Social Security Systems

By comparing the world’s retirement systems through the Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index, we can see how to improve them.

entitlements

Why a (Social Security) COLA Might Be Too Sweet

With Social Security COLAs (Cost-of-Living-Adjustments) soaring, we wind up with a wage mismatch that accelerates funding problems.

Economic History

A New Way To See Old Age

Looking back 55 years at the changes in life expectancy, we could decide to change our definition of what it means to be old.

Gender Issues

How Female Voters Got More Economic Power

We can look at the impact of the19th Amendment through an economic lens to see when and how female voters increased their power.

Taxes and Spending

What the Pandemic Will Do to Social Security

A looming Social Security shortfall could happen much sooner because of pandemic spending and its impact on the birth rate.

Weekly Economic News Roundup and aging populations

Healthcare

Why Your Birthday Cake Might Have Too Many Candles

When we look at aging populations, 65 could be new 55 because of the difference between our chronological age and our biological age.

Taxes and Spending

Why Grandma is Smiling

A Social Security shortfall will create tradeoffs between the generations that get more than they paid to the system and others that get much less.

weekly economic news roundup and prisoner's dilemma and game theory

Taxes and Spending

Why a Safety Net Should Catch Kids

Assume your government has $1 to spend on a social safety net. You need to decide who gets what. One way is ROI–the Return On your Investment. Of course we can ask about return through non-dollar criteria. But what if…

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Six New Facts To Know About Medicare

Ideal for considering Medicare For All, this Medicare update conveys six facts about Medicare enrollment, Medicare geography, and Medicare popularity.