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We’re living in the ‘G-shaped economy’—where boomers control $90 trillion, and everyone else waits 26da9e9737e162132360e68101bc031a

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We’re living in the ‘G-shaped economy’—where boomers control $90 trillion, and everyone else waits

admin August 31, 2026

"The concentration of wealth among older generations suggests that consumer spending is increasingly being supported by the...

This baby boomer vs. Gen X Senate race emerges as key test of generational change in U.S. politics and what age is too old for Congress 51864df48899387a396c9a813e8d2b06

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This baby boomer vs. Gen X Senate race emerges as key test of generational change in U.S. politics and what age is too old for Congress

admin August 30, 2026

Sen. Ed Markey is 80, while his rival, Rep. Seth Moulton, is 47.

The $40 trillion national debt is growing while Social Security goes broke—because wealthy Boomers are collecting over $100k in benefits per year 4a9a335b926941ee010ea04fac970ee0

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The $40 trillion national debt is growing while Social Security goes broke—because wealthy Boomers are collecting over $100k in benefits per year

admin August 27, 2026

Boomers are getting 265% returns from Social Security—and the “great wealth transfer” won’t save Gen Z.

One chart explains the economy’s terrible baby boomer hangover, Gen X’s invisibility, and millennial and Gen Z irrelevance a4aee484c853ac48cffe37f928cd51a1

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One chart explains the economy’s terrible baby boomer hangover, Gen X’s invisibility, and millennial and Gen Z irrelevance

admin June 26, 2026

Even though the youngest of them are in their 60s, the economy continues to revolve around baby...

Why the economy forces boomers to work longer, then vilifies them for it 3da46f97ba988254e5dde56731cf1e68

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Why the economy forces boomers to work longer, then vilifies them for it

admin May 31, 2026

Aging Americans are shoring up the labor market and tax base as they delay retirement, even as...

I wrote that Boomers were choking America’s economy. Their responses to me were revealing 31e060319fd660749345aaca4808ede2

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I wrote that Boomers were choking America’s economy. Their responses to me were revealing

admin May 31, 2026

"I apologize for not dying soon enough for you," one boomer wrote to me, "so your generation...