THE “LONGEVITY DIVIDEND.” You’ll be hearing more about this benefit of aging in the coming years. According to Dr. Robert N. Butler, the science of aging has the potential to produce social, health and economic benefits for individuals and society.
Besides the obvious individual benefits of living longer in better health, consider that people will remain in the workforce longer, personal income will increase, and age-related entitlement programs will face less pressure.
The extraordinary accomplishment of extending life expectancy offers more rewards than burdens if we embrace and “exploit” this inevitability.
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