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Re:Older Americans who live in RVs and drive from one low-wa... by gozur88 on Saturday November 11, 2017 @10:40PM (#15679532)
The cash payout part of a pension is, as you point out, just math. The problem is health care. If you retired in, say, 1980 with a pension that included health care, the company ended up paying out (on average) far, far more than they expected.
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Re:Older Americans who live in RVs and drive from one low-wa... by mooreds on Saturday November 11, 2017 @11:13PM (#15679606)
That is a fair point. I don't know how to handle healthcare because it is a good with almost infinite demand (who doesn't want to live longer or be healthier), and a finite supply (of doctors, nurses and other folks who can provide services to help us live longer healthier lives). What happens when you have demand with limited supply?

Prices go up.

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