by Calculated Risk on 8/15/2010 10:43:00 PM

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Is the economy threatening retirement plans, or is less spending from those saving for retirement threatening the economy? Probably both ...

This article from the WSJ takes the 2nd view: Another Threat to Economy: Boomers Cutting Back

Low yields present retirees with a difficult choice: Accept the lower income offered by safer bonds, or take the risk of staying in the stock market. Either way, their predicament could put a long-term damper on the consumer spending that typically drives U.S. growth.
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As of 2008, the latest data available, people aged 65 to 74 were spending 12.3% less than they did ten years earlier, in inflation-adjusted terms.

And the job market is tough for older workers too ...