> economically active populations I've seen this thrown about and have to take this with a grain of salt because even the infirmed/elderly/retired are still pa

> economically active populations I've seen this thrown about and have to take this with a grain of salt because even the infirmed/elderly/retired are still part of the economy. They consume food and resources, albeit they aren't out buying durable goods and new cars, but they are paying rent/mortgage in their retirement communities, eating food, buying CPGs* (some of which fully rely on an older population). I'll take the example of my two relatives that died from COVID, neither had underlying conditions: One was a 65 yo former airline mechanic on the verge of retirement with a McMansion in Houston area, he spent a lot of money keeping up that lifestyle, and when he passed my aunt moved back to a small town, and downsized, considerably shrinking her spending. They had planned to spend the next 10 years in an RV that is no longer going to happen. The other is my 46 yo cousin with 4 kids and was a seven figure earner in sales living in Kansas City area. Again, huge amount of spend and now his wife is getting by with a massively reduced house and budget. * Did the hard candy industry take a nose-dive? Should I be shorting Werther's Original stock?