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Title: Building a State for All Ages: Tapping the Potential of Older Oregonians

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Publication Year: 2016

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Abstract: The narrative around aging in the U.S. has been largely negative: the retirement rate is accelerating, there are workforce skill shortages, underfunded pensions, runaway health care spending, and unsustainable government deficits. Commonly referred to as the silver tsunami, this discussion of the aging population portends disaster. The challenges associated with an aging population are real. The private savings of many older adults are inadequate, and related fiscal challengesespecially for the federal government need to be addressed. These are critical trends to watch, shape, and act on. Missing from the story are older adults remarkable assets: high levels of education, expansive connections, deep work experience, and considerable consumer power. Growing numbers of older adults seek meaningful roles as workers, entrepreneurs, volunteers, and consumers. They desire active involvement in community life and would like to support a variety of charitable causes with time, money, or both. The silver tsunami is really an opportunity. Oregon lacks a strategy to engage and fully harness the potential of this rapidly growing population. This brief seeks to expand the narrative about older adult population and suggest how the State and local communities could tap this populations knowledge, entrepreneurial talent, time, and resources.

Url: http://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1022&context=aging_pub

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Authors: Percy, Stephen; Ramaley, Judith A; Tapogna, John; Neal, Margaret B; Bloom, Jay; Reece, Alexandra

Publisher: Portland State University PDXScholar

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Aging and Retirement

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