The Population

It is estimated that the population of the United States has reached over 300 million. Compared to the 100 million in 1915, the 200 million in 1967, and the projected 400 million of 2043, the population grows exponentially not through births, but through immigration. Of this growing population the rate of elder citizens is now unprecedentally high at 12% as compared to the 5% in 1915. As the population tilts past a median age of 36 as compared to the 24 of 90 years ago, many problems begin cropping up. For example, much of the stress on Social Security is from more and more people getting money from the system and fewer paying into it.