Mainers are getting older. That's not just a truism--it's also a demographic fact of life. The Census Bureau says Maine's median age, 42.2, is the oldest in the U.S., a full-year older than the number two state, Vermont. The intersection of Mainers' age and economic prospects is the topic of Ted Fishman's talk in Portland today. Fishman is the author of a book on aging and the economy called "Shock of Gray: The Aging of the World's Population and How it Pits Young Against Old, Child Against Parent, Worker Against Boss, Company Against Rival, and Nation Against Nation." Fishman visited our Portland studios yesterday and talked with Morning Edition host Irwin Gratz.
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