Seniors are set to outnumber children for first time in American history
WIBC 9AM-Noon Podcast
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🗓️ 14 May 2024
⏱️ 6 minutes
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| 0:26.0 | absolute comfort is your trusted local independent American Standard heating and air conditioning dealer. |
| 0:30.0 | So seniors are set to outnumber children for the first time in American history within six years. |
| 0:37.0 | Experts are warning that the country is about to |
| 0:45.0 | a struggle with an aging population. |
| 0:46.0 | The question is, what are they considering seniors? We have this conversation about the 18 to 20 year olds, |
| 0:49.0 | what is the age of adult? |
| 0:50.0 | What is the age of seniors? |
| 0:52.0 | Because it varies depending on who you ask. You've got |
| 0:54.5 | Kroger who is now giving discounts to people who are 55 and older. You've got |
| 0:59.8 | Social Security which starts at 62.5 for partial Social Security, which starts at 62 and a half for partial Social Security, and then at |
| 1:04.9 | 65 for full Social Security, what is the name of seniors? |
| 1:09.8 | But according to the latest research, a record number 4.1 million Americans are going to turn |
| 1:16.2 | 65 this year. |
| 1:18.2 | Yeah, so that's kind of the takeaway, right? |
| 1:20.1 | Whether the number is 62 or 64 or 65, whatever, it's older people. |
| 1:24.3 | And the takeaway from this is people are living longer. |
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