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Forever Young
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Mother Jones
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July 1, 2008
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Copyright informationCopyright Foundation for National Progress Jul/Aug 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Adventures in not acting your age
11% of the world's population is over 60. By 2050, 22% will be.
Nearly 2/3 of all the human beings who have ever lived past the age of 65 are alive today.
63% of senior-center directors want to take "senior" out of their programs' names.
In 1999, the American Association of Retired Persons removed "retired" from its name. It's now known simply as AARP.
In the next 10 years, the number of workers over 55 is expected to grow 5 times faster than the workforce at large.
In 1985, 18% of Americans in their late 6os still had jobs. In 2006,29% did.
Half of working Americans have saved $50,000 or less for their retirement. 25% have saved nothing.
Single elderly ...