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The $400 Trillion Problem No One Wants to Talk About

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Nov 17, 202517:05Business

The world’s pension promise is unraveling. In the 1950s, sixteen workers supported each retiree; today, that number has shrunk to just 2.7. This dramatic shift is straining pay-as-you-go pension systems to the breaking p...

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The $400 Trillion Problem No One Wants to Talk About is an episode from Economics Explained by Economics Explained. The world’s pension promise is unraveling. In the 1950s, sixteen workers supported each retiree; today, that number has shru...

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Published Nov 17, 2025, 17:05 long, audio available.

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