Everyone knows that Gen X -ers are a grumpy lot, but for a number of years I have been particularly cantankerous because I was concerned about the future pressures that the demographics of an ageing population held for the world.

In particular, an ageing population means a higher dependency ratio which would undermine the benefits of productivity growth, and mean that we all retire poorer...

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