The aging population

ch. 1. What are the economic consequences of an aging population? Global aging poses long-term economic, geopolitical, and national security challenges / Mark L. Haas

An aging population can drive economic growth / Robert D. Hormats

An aging population will cause economic stagnation and a rise in poverty / Eric Laursen

An aging population requires reforms to health care and social security programs / Committee on the Long-Run Macroeconomic Effects of the Aging U.S. Population, National Research Council

An aging population is bankrupting Medicare / Abdul El-Sayed

An aging population will save Medicare / Michael Hodin

There needs to be a national strategy to deal with the financial exploitation of the aging / Kay E. Brown

ch. 2. What are the social and legal issues related to an aging population? Age discrimination in the workplace is a problem / Elizabeth Rogers

Age discrimination in the workplace is not a problem / Diana Furchtgott-Roth

New strategies are needed for aging job seekers / Charles A. Jeszeck

Aging populations worldwide should have strong legal protections / Elaine Kurtenbach

States must address the issue of aging drivers / Emily Yoffe

ch. 3. Is Social Security viable and effective for an aging population? Social Security is a popular and effective program / Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Social Security is an ineffective program / Jagadeesh Gokhale

Social Security is a Ponzi scheme / Robert P. Murphy

Social Security is not a Ponzi scheme / Los Angeles Times

Social Security should be abolished / Laurence M. Vance

Social Security should be strengthened / Janice Gregory

ch. 4. What medical challenges face an aging population? Caring for an aging America in the twenty-first century / Robyn I. Stone and Linda Barbarotta

Dementia: a public health priority: executive summary / World Health Organization

Seniors' sex lives are up, and so are STD rates / Marni Jameson

Depression in older persons / Ken Duckworth, M.D., NAMI Medical Director

Seniors should have better access to medical marijuana / David Downs

Seniors have growing rates of addiction and substance abuse / Jennifer Matesa.