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Other Industrialized Nations Face Similar Demographic and Economic Challenges
U.S. demographic trends generally track those in other industrialized nations, with a lag
Net national saving rate has fallen around the industrialized world, and the U.S. rate is less than most other major industrialized nations
National pension reform is a major issue facing governments in Europe and Japan, as well as the United States
Several countries are ahead of ours in enacting comprehensive public pension reform (e.g., UK, Sweden, Australia, Chile)