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In reply to the discussion: Melissa Harris Perry Just Said: "It's Reasonable To Raise the Retirement Age" [View all]TheKentuckian
(25,023 posts)make any such assertion that I was calling for the Soylent factory when I'm pointing out that need for labor flat isn't there and cannot reasonably be expected in the future.
The current economic system isn't sustainable. Eventually, there will be very minimal need for labor, certainly not full time with living wages. There is no reasonable model. Instead, workers and former workers will have to share the fruits of productivity instead of piling up wealth for a few. Perfectly healthy and willing folks with in demand skills will work what we think of as part time.
Raising the age has no value, it just adds to a labor pool that cannot absorb those folks.
We won't be transitioning to this in one swoop but an orderly start would be lowering the retirement age.