Comment on The biggest issue facing AmericaComments−lionheart17yWhy does the bad trend only start in the Estimated part of the graph?−lmoormanOP17ybaby boomers hit the 60-80s. and most healthcare costs are in your later years.−lionheart17yBut if the trend hasn't started yet, how can the graph possibly hope to extrapolate it with any degree of accuracy?−david92717yIt doesn't, but I think you can do the back-of-the-napkin math yourself. Baby Boomers are the 80 million "pig in the python" and they starting to retire right about now (2007-2009).
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Why does the bad trend only start in the Estimated part of the graph?
baby boomers hit the 60-80s. and most healthcare costs are in your later years.
But if the trend hasn't started yet, how can the graph possibly hope to extrapolate it with any degree of accuracy?
It doesn't, but I think you can do the back-of-the-napkin math yourself. Baby Boomers are the 80 million "pig in the python" and they starting to retire right about now (2007-2009).