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How does generational inequity influence policymaking?

Generational inequity is the view that our aging society is being unfair to its younger members because older adults pile up advantages by receiving an inequitably large allocation of resources. Some authors have argued that generational inequity produces intergenerational conflict and divisiveness in the society at large. The generational equity issue raises questions about whether the young should be required to pay for the old. This concern has especially increased with the enactment of the governments Affordable Care Act in which healthy younger adults, who use the health care system far less than older adults, nonetheless are required to sign up for the health care program or pay a penalty.


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