pensioncrouch
/ˈpɛnʃənˌkraʊtʃ/nounVerified NewThe fiscal posture of defending existing entitlements while the growth that funded them dies.
A defensive crouch protects today's payment by refusing tomorrow's investment; the defender knows the arithmetic and stands still anyway, because moving is worse.
Etym. — *pension* + *crouch*.
Rel. — declinocracy · futuresclerosis
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