[GraniteStateConservative]

Far from boosting the economy, an aging population depresses it. As workers are taxed more heavily to support surging numbers of elders, they respond by working less, which leads to stagnation, which reduces economic opportunity still further. "Imagine that all your taxes went for nothing but Social Security and Medicare," says Longman in Demographic Winter, "and you still didn't have health care as a young person."

We will kill off the elderly. Count on it. It's the next wave.

[norraad]

So, how long do we have and how will it work?

I'm curious as I think you may be spot on.