This is the reason why the retirement age/pension age was set at 60 to begin with. At 60 a man with a work history of manual labor could expect a couple/few good years before dying, but probably no more than 10. Modern medicine/health care/better education has fucked that economic model.
This is the reason why the retirement age/pension age was set at 60 to begin with. At 60 a man with a work history of manual labor could expect a couple/few good years before dying, but probably no more than 10. Modern medicine/health care/better education has fucked that economic model.
So essentially we’ve extended our expiry date, to be exploited into our twilight years.
Damn you science!!!
Yep. The wonders of modern capitalism.