As our life expectancies grow longer, the American population of senior citizens also grows. Today, there are more than 36 million Americans over the age of 65. This is 12% of the population. By the year 2050, the number of senior citizens is expected to jump to 21% of the population, ourselves among them.
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What Does Our Future Hold?
By Poison_Ivy - Posted on March 31st, 2008
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