People Over 50 Are Fueling America’s Economic Engine

As we enter this election year, we’re likely to hear many candidates pontificate that the aging of the population is an economic drain on the federal budget and the nation — citing costs of programs like Medicare and Social Security, which, of course, older Americans have supported with tax dollars for many years.

But this narrative ignores the enormous positive impact that people 50 and older have on the economy and on the social ties that bind us together.