How retirees are living off the backs of the young – Newsweek
“An analysis by the Urban Institute think tank found that, in 2023, the government spent over $37,000 per senior, compared with $7,300 per child under 19—a ratio of about five to one. That gap, which briefly narrowed during the COVID-19 pandemic, has since steadied, and recent policy proposals indicate it’s unlikely to shrink anytime soon…”