Aging Nation: The Economics and Politics of Growing Older in America

摘要: With the impending retirement of some 76 million Baby Boomers, understanding economic, political, and social issues related to aging population is paramount. If doom-and-gloomers have their way, elderly will be put out pasture, with inadequate health care financial resources, a crumbling welfare system. In Aging Nation, renowed experts in field, James Schulz Robert Binstock, agree that there considerable cause for concern, but variety sound policies programs place smart individual choices, can prosper, demographic tsunami not inevitable. Drawing from most current data, authors provide in-depth analysis nation's evolving private public on retirement, faltering employer pensions, care, workplace conditions, entitlement programs, consider such timely as poverty among elderly, rejoining workforce after Social Security reform, rise powerful political force. Dispelling popular myths misconceptions are perpetrated by politicians pundits alike, they comprehensive balanced assessment impact everyone, old young. Deserving poor or greedy geezers? The debate rages on. period huge government deficits policy debates never been more contentious; range deciding who should receive limited subsidized housing medical services ongoing battle over saving other programs. infrastructure implode under strain intergenerational conflict. This book debunks crises forth merchants doom offers new focus our nation. renowned these