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Economics Matters with Laurence Kotlikoff · Jun 12, 2025 · 55m

As Senator Ernst sweetly reminded us, we're all going to die. But not all of us will be prepared financially to die. Thinking about the afterlife is rather unpleasant for most of us. Yes, there's heaven to look forward to. But who knows if we'll make it. There's lots of religions, different from our own, that are convinced that we'll be rejected before we even apply. So, we put off planning for the end game and then put it off some more. Trouble is, game over can occur when you least expect or deserve it. And when you pass, you'll be passing on an estate, perhaps tiny, perhaps huge. But…