Commentary

Figure 1. Workforce Age, 1976 vs 2024

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Figure 2. Wage Gap Between Older and Younger Workers

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Figure 3a. Representation in Pay Quartiles: Under-30 Workers

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Figure 3b. Representation in Pay Quartiles: Over-50 Workers

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Figure 4. Share of Managerial Positions

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Figure 1. Debt as a Percentage of GDP, 1962-2055

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Figure 2. US Dependency Ratios, 1950-2100, With Different Projections for Fertility Rates

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Figure 3. Federal Outlays as a Percentage of GDP, by Decade

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Figure 4a. Decomposition of Effects of Rising Old-Age Dependency Ratios on Old-Age Entitlement Spending and Deficits: Aging Effects on Old-Age Entitlement Spending

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Figure 4b. Decomposition of Effects of Rising Old-Age Dependency Ratios on Old-Age Entitlement Spending and Deficits: Aging Effects on Primary and Total Deficits

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