Tag: healthcare costs

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Wealth-to-income ratios have not increased over time despite the need to save more. People often ask how well prepared for retirement are current workers compared to their parents.  One way to answer that question is to look at the ratio of wealth to income over time from the Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF), which is…

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Per capita spending is growing more rapidly than OECD average. I am so delighted that I’m not a health care expert.  It allows me to opine without being constrained by complications.  Recently, I suggested that the time may have come to consider a single payer system, similar to those in many other countries.  In passing,…