Come 2030, the U.S. deficit will be worth 5.9% of GDP—more than spending on Social Security, and equal to major health programs

Caring for an entire population is expensive—caring for an aging population even more so. This is the conundrum facing the U.S. government over the coming decades, with the number of people age 65 and older projected to increase to 82 million by 2050—a 42% increase compar...

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