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Just over half of Americans over the age of 65 are earning under $30,000 a year, and it shows how stark the retirement crisis is (www.businessinsider.com)
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[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 3 points 11 months ago

No elderly person deserves to live in poverty.

That said, there has never been a better time in human history to be old and retired. You've got the largest share of wealth that that demographic has ever had in history.