The Crisis Ahead: The U.S. Is No Country for Older Men and Women
(WorldNews Politics)

Millions can no longer afford to retire, and may never be able when the GOP passes its tax bill. The news is not good for millions of aging Baby Boomers and Gen Xers in the United States who are moving closer to retirement age. According to the Employee Benefit Research Institute´s annual report on retirement preparedness for 2017, only 18 percent of U.S.-based workers feel `very confident` about their ; Craig Copeland, senior research associate for EBRI and the report´s co-author, cited `debt, lack of a retirement plan at work, and low savings` as `key factors` in workers´ retirement-related anxiety. The Insured Retirement Institute finds a mere 23 percent of Baby Boomers and 24 percent of...