Age ain’t nothing but a number?

Stephen Packard, Firm Director, Insurance Strategy and Operations, Deloitte Consulting LLP: “From 2008 to 2012 healthcare spending rose an average of 56 percent in modern societies – driven by preventable, chronic diseases.”

Prof. Dr. Norbert Schneider, Director, German Federal Institute for Population Research: “The potential for innovation in aging societies is being systematically underrated.”

Yvonne Eich, Scientific Researcher, German Federal Institute for Population Research and Young Expert at the Demography Forum: “Age is a random limit – that includes the right to vote. Young people should be allowed to vote. If we don’t give young people the opportunity to participate in the political process our societies will age badly.”