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Record Nr.

UNINA9910973969603321

Autore

Kotlikoff Laurence J

Titolo

The coming generational storm : what you need to know about America's economic future / / Laurence J. Kotlikoff and Scott Burns

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2004

ISBN

9786612099953

9780262277518

0262277514

9781282099951

1282099957

9781417581917

1417581913

9781417501533

1417501537

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (302 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BurnsScott

Disciplina

332.024/00973

Soggetti

Age distribution (Demography) - Economic aspects - United States

Baby boom generation - United States

Aging - Economic aspects - United States

Older people - Government policy - United States

Retirement income - United States - Planning

Population forecasting - United States

Economic forecasting - United States

United States Population Economic aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-260) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents ; Acknowledgments; Preface to the Paperback Edition; Prologue; 1 - From Strollers to Walkers; 2 - Truth Is Worse Than Fiction; 3 - Driving in LA with a Map of New York ; 4 - Popular Tonics, Snake Oils, and Other Easy Fixes ; 5 - Going Critical ; 6 - Changing Course ; 7 - Grab Your Life Jacket ; 8 - Securing Your Future ; Epilogue ; Notes ; Index



Sommario/riassunto

How to avoid a fiscal crisis in the next generation-- and how to protect yourself if the government acts too late: policy recommendations and individual strategies to protect against skyrocketing tax rates, drastically reduced health and retirement benefits, high inflation, and a ruined currency.