An Aging America Must Act Now
- By Rep. Bill Thomas
- Special to Roll Call
- March 4, 2005, 3:20 p.m.
Everyone agrees on this point: America is an aging society. The first of the baby boomers will start retiring in just three years, and the number of retired Americans will continue to grow with each passing year. The graying of America will place new pressures on the federal budget and the economy and will create unique challenges that the country has never before faced. We must begin to address these challenges now to ensure that we can meet the retirement needs of current and future generations in a fiscally responsible way.
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