Since the last quarter of 2008, the Federal Reserve has pursued a monetary policy that has devastated retirees dependent on interest income. Small wonder, then, that participation in the labor force has increased for those 55 years and older.
Robert Higgs is Retired Senior Fellow in Political Economy, Founding Editor and former Editor at Large of The Independent Review.
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Other Independent Review articles by Robert Higgs
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Winter 2018/19 Two Worlds: Politics and Everything Else
Fall 2018 Against the Whole Concept and Construction of the Balance of International Payments
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