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leftyladyfrommo

(20,008 posts) Thu Jun 4, 2015, 10:56 AM Jun 2015

What's wrong with the idea of later retirement age? [View all]

I just read an article from the Washington Post that stated 50% of people have to retire earlier than they wanted to.

The main reason is illness that prevents them keeping up with the 9 to 5 grind.

That's the real problem with this early retirement stuff. I just know from experience that people over 60 just can't keep up. Your health just starts to go downhill.

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What's wrong with the idea of later retirement age? [View all] leftyladyfrommo Jun 2015 OP

It's not about when we retire - it's more about when benefits start to kick in NRaleighLiberal Jun 2015 #1

Many jobs just do not allow it... Wounded Bear Jun 2015 #2

Different people, different age limits. randome Jun 2015 #3

And as far as I know there is no law that forces people to retire. It is the companies that force jwirr Jun 2015 #4

Companies just find ways to force older employees out. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2015 #10

IMO that is exactly why the age for eligibility should be lowered not raised. We already have jwirr Jun 2015 #12

Either that or we as a society should come up with work leftyladyfrommo Jun 2015 #17

There is a govenment program that allows companies/non-profits to hire people over 55. I worked jwirr Jun 2015 #21

You often get slower when you get older hollowdweller Jun 2015 #22

that happened to me and I either had to retire or get a lawyer to threaten an CTyankee Jun 2015 #27

It blocks younger people from getting those jobs. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #5

+1 nt Live and Learn Jun 2015 #8

Another good point. It was one of the reasons after WWII that the women went back to being jwirr Jun 2015 #15

Also either limiting overtime or making it pay double time. hollowdweller Jun 2015 #23

And no more of this nonsense of salaried workers working 80 or 100 hour weeks. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #25

Well, Sherman A1 Jun 2015 #6

That's why we have an explosion of disability claims hollowdweller Jun 2015 #24

I know a lot of people that you would be shocked to learn they were over 60 liberal N proud Jun 2015 #7

My bet is he wasn't a roofer or construction worker or farmer or miner. ret5hd Jun 2015 #16

Some kinds of work just wear people out at a young age. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2015 #19

I played golf last week with... meaculpa2011 Jun 2015 #34

I agree health is the issue MosheFeingold Jun 2015 #9

It's a funny thing about age discrimination. leftyladyfrommo Jun 2015 #13

Fortunately I never had that experience MosheFeingold Jun 2015 #35

Regrets of the dying ... GeorgeGist Jun 2015 #11

The problem is trying to find work that pays enough leftyladyfrommo Jun 2015 #14

That's a good point - that regret is sort of 'self-blaming', when chances are strong that the Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2015 #26

I'd like to see it lowered to 60 - full benefits. TBF Jun 2015 #18

That would make way too much sense. n/t leftyladyfrommo Jun 2015 #20

My current predicted retirement age is 255 years old. n/t PowerToThePeople Jun 2015 #28

exactly. I used to work construction. Javaman Jun 2015 #29

absolutely shanti Jun 2015 #33

WHERE'S THE JOBS! TheNutcracker Jun 2015 #30

Jobs are available JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2015 #32

Many civil service jobs come with age limits.... Historic NY Jun 2015 #31