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Is There Any Gold to Mine in the Graying of America?

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“If we put up barriers to the kinds of changes that need to happen to have a thriving and prosperous population and society, we’re going to lose our shirt in the global marketplace.”

 

By 2030, one in five Americans will be 65 or older. The over-85 population is growing the fastest, and by 2050 it will comprise over 20 million people, five times its size in 2000.

 

 

The over-65 population is growing faster than the generations who will take their place. Demographer James Johnson Jr. discusses the opportunities for growth given current demographic trends.

 

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