Gary A. Officer

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NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast · What Couples Miss When Going Down to One Income · 23 Jul 2026 podcast

And that's a big challenge.

And why is that?

Well, we have a massive problem in this country around age discrimination.

According to the AARP, age discrimination costs the US economy about $850 billion a year.

By 2050, that number will jump to $3.9 trillion, equivalent to the current GDP of Germany.

So age discrimination is real.

So we have a workforce that's prepared to work.

We have older workers with skills to work.

but not getting the opportunities and or the attention other segments of our labor force are receiving when it comes to workforce opportunity and investment.

There's a report by the Special Committee on Aging Senate a few years ago that predicted that by the year 2030, one in four American workers will be 50 and over.

Yet when you look at our investment in our nation's workforce system, federal and private, the overwhelming investment in our labor force is aimed at people who are much younger.

So we're not investing in a population whose proportionate size

in our labor market is increasing.

Added to that is the failure to recognize the merits of what older workers bring to the workforce.

And the merits are real.

So our good friend Liz is wearing an Argentinian soccer jersey.

The Argentinian World Cup team was led by 39-year-old Lionel Messi.

He was the oldest player on the pitch.

And if it weren't for him, Argentina would not have made it to the World Cup final.

LeBron James is one of the top

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