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lmoorman on May 11, 2009 | parent | context | favorite | on: The biggest issue facing America

baby boomers hit the 60-80s. and most healthcare costs are in your later years.

lionheart on May 11, 2009 [–]

But if the trend hasn't started yet, how can the graph possibly hope to extrapolate it with any degree of accuracy?

david927 on May 11, 2009 | [–]

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).

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