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Wearing out longevity’s welcome
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fbgstandard01, on August 1, 2018
Wearing out longevity’s welcome

Boy, are Americans getting old. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the median age - the age at which half of the population is older and half is younger - hit an all-time high of 38.0 in 2017. Why is it rising? Because our massive baby-boom generation continues to go geezer, while young moms and

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