RSSThe Aging U.S. Population
The fact that the population of the United States is aging is no secret. The magnitude of the increase may be surprising, however. The number of individuals over the age of 65 will double in 32 years—from 38 million to 77 million—an additional 39 million people over the age of 65. The total population of California today is 36.5 million. This demographic trend spells trouble for entitlement programs because the ratio of workers to dependents is declining.
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October 29th, 2008 at 11:27 pm
If we embrace Mexicans and other immigrants our working force will be replenished. Because the immigrants have way more children than the average Caucasian. If we force them out we lose workforce . But I don’t think we should allow them to claim 9 dependents when they are 18 years old. There is no way they have 9 kids. Bring me legit ss numbers and then we’ll talk. Let them be taxpaying additions not take their money back to Mexico.