A companion memo to The Shorter Working Life stack defining the fiscal conditions under which a staged reduction in required lifetime labor could remain plausible. Clarifies the difference between mixed-participation transition and mass early retirement, then maps the core conditions, sources of strain, and guardrails that determine whether the transition remains fiscally serious.
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BRIEF · shorter-working-life-fiscal-conditions-memo · May 6, 2026
Fiscal Conditions Memo
Fiscal conditions for reducing required lifetime labor