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There was a ClA report in 2014 called The Challenge of Longevity Risk. It pointed out governments had no idea how they were going to meet $20 trillion in unfunded pension promises in a low-interest-rate environment.

Elon Musk tweeted a month or so ago that it was really $30 trillion, on top of the current national debt. He tweeted, "Something's got to give."

So I wasn't surprised when they jammed shots into boomers' arms. I was surprised at the workplace mandates though. Those seemed targeted at the upper middle class and specific populations like healthcare personnel. I think they plan to control healthcare costs with a shortage of doctors and nurses.

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Unless they're all index-linked inflation can eat those pension pots away very nicely.

Certainly my mortgage company owns a lot less of my house than they were expecting just a few shorts years ago. Without much more than a lick of paint my rural house has inflated by 40%, the amount I owe the mortgage company seems piddling now.

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Good point, UK refugee.

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