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From: marsh@enmasse.UUCP (Marshall Glassner)
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Subject: Re: Re: Social Security
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Date: Tue, 15-Jan-85 10:41:34 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan 15 10:41:34 1985
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From the Wall St Journal, January 15, 1985

Baby Boom Retirees May Face Less Support

What boomed in the 1940s may boomerang by the 2040s, according to a
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. study.

The study says children born from 1946 to 1964 are creaking toward an
old age that may not be as bountiful as they expect.  By the year 2030
the study estimates, roughly 20% of the population will be dependent
on the productivity of the working-age groups, up from 11% to 12%
currently.

"After the turn of the century, and particularly beyond 2030, we will
see rapid growth in the number of retired people," said Robert H. Vatter
Metropolitan vice-president and economist.  "We're going to have to
have some tremendous productivity increases in support of these people."

While the ratio of older people to younger people may be widening in
the years ahead, the gap in the number of females to males will narrow.  
By 2050, the Metropolitan study says, there will be just 200,000 more
women than men, compared with today's 58.5 million women to 55.9
million men.