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What’s Wrong With These Pictures ?. The Same Thing as This. The “Facts” “fact finding is more effective than fault finding” Demographic Economic Political. DEMOGRAPHICS “ Of all the forces that will change the world over the next generation, demography is probably the most important”
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The “Facts” “fact finding is more effective than fault finding” • Demographic • Economic • Political
DEMOGRAPHICS “Of all the forces that will change the world over the next generation, demography is probably the most important” Hamish McRae, The World in 2020
POLITICS: The Theory “A politician thinks of the next election; a statesman of the next generation.”
A Model of the Issue“If the world were perfect, algebra would actually come in handy”
The ‘Model’ • SSB = B*R • R = POP65*(RTR65) • SST = t*I*W • W = POP18*LFPR18 • SST = SSB
The Result t = B * POP62 * RTR62 I POP 18 LF18
Policy Options Lower B/I • Lower benefits (B) • Raise income (I) Lower (POP62/POP18) • Immigration (POP18) Lower (RFR/LF18) • Raise retirement age (RFR) • Raise labor force participation rate (LF18)
Arnold Toynbee “The first tragedy is that man allows himself to be victimized by the artificial environment that he has created...The second tragedy is that he could save himself from at least the direst of consequences if... he were to allow his foresight to get the better of his inertia.”
Intergenerational Conflict “The baby-boom generation has crippled our economy with 13 digit debt and depleted our natural resources. Unlike our parents, we will have difficulty finding jobs,we will not own our own homes... We see the world they have left us and many of us choose to drink”