Generations: Social Security funding
From about 1983 to 2010, the Baby Boom funded a Trust Fund for SS with a surplus of payments.
Education, Demographics: Up to 1 in 4 US colleges may close
Declining population and questions about the value of high-priced programs will lead to colleges going out of business, says President of Brandeis University.
Gen Z, Demographics: Can you live on one income?
About 70% of US households have zero or one wage earner.
Economy: Housing units per population
We do not have a housing shortage - we have fewer occupants per home.
Policy: Does the US government spend 6x more on those 65+ than on ages 0-17?
True, by leaving out all the local and state spending. In the real world, spending is almost equal.
Education, Demographics: Evergreen School District
Declining enrollment leads to less funding, layoffs, and school closures.
Demographics: Global fertility rate forecast to hit 1.83 by 2050
The world's population will soon start shrinking. We have not been in this situation before.
Lifestyle Creep: They make $500k/year and are struggling
They've chosen a lifestyle that costs $500k/year and are struggling.... hmmm
Media: How surveys amplify doomerism
Media amplifies bad news and doomerism; surveys and polls regurgitate and amplify bad news, which is often exaggerated.
Demographics
Doomerism
Economy
Gen Z/Generational issues
Nation of Idiots
Personal finance
Social media
Never trust experts
The Baby Boom generation had an average of 1.9 to 2.1 children per family, not 3.2 as this CEO and economic advisor claims.