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- The Road Ahead
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- Will we circle into a drain? Low investments in education and high income tax rates threaten further erosion of personal income levels The U.S. and Oregon economies appear poised for a slow, jobless recovery. Aging of the Baby Boom generation will increase the age 65+ population by 46% during 2010-2020, putting upward pressure on Medicaid spending. High health inflation will continue, which will drive up the costs of Medicaid and public employee compensation. Legacy costs of a poorly managed/conceived public employee pension system have come due.
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- Slow Economic Recovery 1980 1990 No change 2007 State forecast 2001
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- The number of Oregonians aged 65+ will increase 46% during 2010-2020. Or about 60 per day. And, as they retire, theyll take their diplomas and experience with them.
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- Fewer workers to pay for an aging population
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- The incoming workforce is less educated
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- Legacy costs of a poorly designed and managed public pension system have come due
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- Costs of an Aging Population will Hit Soon Source: ECONorthwest calculations using data from Mercer, Kaiser Family Foundation, and Health Affairs
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- Decade of Deficits Revenues (bns.)Expenditures (bns.)
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- With no sales tax and recent income tax increases, Oregon income and capital gains taxes are among the highest in the nation M 66