by Larry Shultz | Apr 7, 2025 | Aging, Democracy, Education, Human and Civil rights, Public Health, Public Policy, Retirement
Even the richest Americans face shorter lifespans than their European counterparts, study finds The US top quartile of non-housing wealth has the same effect of life expectancy as about the 30th percentile of Western Europe. See NEJM study of 12 years of people...
by Larry Shultz | Oct 21, 2024 | Aging, Human and Civil rights, Public Health, Public Policy, Social Security
The Myriad Racial, Ethnic Disparities in Health are Dramatic – Center for Retirement Research (bc.edu)
by Larry Shultz | Sep 10, 2024 | Biophysical Economics, Economics, Pensions and Annuities, Retirement, Social Security
$34.832 Trillion National Debt 2nd Quarter 2024 per FRED. $1.089 Trillion annual interest on the US National Debt based on the 2nd quarter of 2024 per FRED. $3.076 Trillion annual tax receipts based on 1st quarter of 2024 per FRED. The Fed from 2014 to 2021 remitted...
by Larry Shultz | Aug 22, 2024 | Biophysical Economics, Ecology, Education, Energy, Human and Civil rights, Retirement, Systems Theory
Five_Insights_for_Avoiding_Global_Collapse.pdf (mdpi-res.com)
by Larry Shultz | Mar 25, 2024 | Behavioral Economics, Retirement, Uncategorized
Americans’ Retirement Savings Fall Short By Nearly $500,000 (forbes.com) This means that 40 years after the 401(k) plan came on the scene — ushering in an era of voluntary, financialized, and individual-driven retirement — the American system is failing. The Mercer...
by Larry Shultz | Mar 17, 2024 | Behavioral Economics, Climate, Democracy, Ecology, Education, Energy, MPP, Physical Chemistry, Retirement
The Rising Chorus of Renewable Energy Skeptics | The Tyee