The Center for Disease Control estimates that average life expectancy of Americans has increased by more than 10 years in
the last two generations.
That's a stunning gain in longevity,
in less than a blink of an eye in geologic time. It's definitely a man-made phenomenon. It's all due to rapid, worldwide improvements
in health care, sanitation and nutrition.
The average American born in 1950 had
a life expectancy of about 68 years. Folks born in 2010 had a life expectancy of
almost 79 years—on average, they'll live a decade longer than their grandparents.
They're probably going to work longer
than their grandparents did.
And they're going to use a lot more
health care.
And, regrettably, they might save a
lot less for their retirement than Grandma and Gramps did.
This is a huge public policy issue….and
hardly anybody is talking about it.
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