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World Service,1 min

Why the western world is insolvent

The Inquiry

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David Blake, director of the Pensions Institute at Cass Business School, says unpayable pension promises means countries like Britain and the US are bankrupt. (Photo: A senior citizen attending the Fourteenth National Pensioners Parliament at Blackpool Winter Gardens shows off her pension card account card. Credit: Getty Images)

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