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Showing posts with label generation gap. Show all posts
Showing posts with label generation gap. Show all posts

Thursday, December 10, 2020

Heather du Plessis-Allan: Nothing gained for blaming older generations for modern problems

 

It’s become fashionable to talk about an intergenerational divide, but I’m not sure I totally buy this argument.  

The latest installment of this argument came yesterday from the ANZ economic report which  argued that the wealth gap between the young and old is growing .

That’s because of three things: 

  • The price of houses 
  • Rising unemployment mainly borne by the young 
  • The growing cost of pensions because of an ageing population