The relative well-being of the elderly and children: Domestic and international comparisons
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One measure of social welfare in a society is the economic health of dependent populations, such as the elderly and children. The well-being of these two groups relative to the working-aged population indicates a distribution of income that promotes security at all stages of life. But what of a society that protects its aged much better than it protects its children? This anomalous situation occurs in the United States, alone among a number of Western industrial nations.
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