Tag: Elder Economic Security Standard Index
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Half of older households fall below 200 percent of poverty. Recently, I was appointed to the Governor’s Council to Address Aging in Massachusetts. The Council has a broad mandate, but I’m an economist so I care about whether older people in Massachusetts have enough money. Apparently they do not: Massachusetts ranks among the worst in…