The Cost of Growing Older
By 2050, rapidly graying populations are likely to impose an unprecedented fiscal burden on the United States, many European countries, Japan, and South Korea.
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How an Ageing Population Will Change the World
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Atlantic: The U.S. puts ‘moderate’ restrictions on religious freedom
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More Now See Failure than Success in Iraq, Afghanistan
Survey Report After more than a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the public does not think the United States has achieved its goals in either country. About half of Americans (52%) say the U.S. has mostly failed to achieve its goals in Afghanistan while 38% say it has mostly succeeded. Opinions about the […]
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As World Ages, Immigration Seen as Big Boost to U.S.
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What the Graying World Can Teach America
Fiscal and societal burdens of an aging America are far from unique; Europe and increasingly much of Asia face a far more challenging future in which there is a mismatch between demographics and slowing economic growth.
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Americans Shrug Off Worries Over Aging World Population
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Immigration Is the Only Reason the U.S. Doesn’t Have an Aging Crisis
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Americans Less Worried than Asians About Aging: Pew Global Poll
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Americans More Optimistic about the Future than Other Aging Countries