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A Yale professor says America is now an ‘oldigarchy’—and Boomers on LinkedIn are enraged
Yale professor Samuel Moyn argues in his book 'Gerontocracy in America' that older, wealthier voters are shaping the economy and democracy to their advantage, sparking backlash from Baby Boomers on LinkedIn. The book claims America is becoming an 'oldigarchy,' where generational inequality favors older generations despite data showing stagnant wages and rising debt.
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