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wouldn't it be better if everyone retired at 60 instead of 65 to give more jobs for the younger people?
Asked by alfie
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I vote for compulsory execution of all those over 60! Make some space! Hahahahaha!
Go on! Give me a thumbs down why don't you!!!
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yes, yes it would
Answered by WHO am i?
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It would be an excellent idea if the majority of them weren't retiring into abject poverty.
Answered by Robert C
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no, they should create more jobs. My grandmas 63 and she's fit and healthy and still working, why should she quit for a pension if she doesn't need to?
Answered by Shannen
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that make no sense,
old ppl arent taking up jobs for younger ppl
Answered by lovemikissmi25
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I think you should retire when you are ready and can afford to do so.
Answered by Suzy
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Why? Do you think your ability to make a livelyhood is more important than theirs. Most older folks can't retire. Social security pays $500 a month, most jobs have no health benefits anymore. How selfish of you. You'll be old too one day, you know.
Answered by H. Spencer
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Shame on you all that experience gone to waste
Answered by Carol B
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Yes. But the government find it impossible to run a pension fund properly! What a mess they have made of it! (think of the number of companies runnuing pensions and insurance schemes and doing it well AND making a profit!)
Answered by R.E.M.E.
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Yes agreed.....
Answered by The Happy Murcia
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Yes, I agree. But only if the person wants to retire. Some people want to keep on working. But you do realize that younger workers are the ones who pay into social security for the ones now retired, right? It isn't your own personal money for retirement.
Answered by Ann N. Cephalic
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Why, do younger people want to work in B and Q then ? A lot of older people want to carry on working after 65 and some up to 70. Surely if they enjoy keeping healthy and mixing with people why shouldn't they ( or we one day ) carry on working. Who are we to say they have to stop as some cannot afford to anyway
Answered by MICK H
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I love that idea. Unfortunately your taxes would have to go up to pay my pension.
Answered by Nick P
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Old people aren't jobs from younger people. However, I read in a magazine that people who retire after 55, have a higher risk of dying in the next 6 months.
Answered by Horselover<3
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Well Giz - it's a good job they don't execute those with an IQ around room temperature or you'd be the first on the list!
Answered by cunny
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I'd like to retire at 60 but as a charity worker on low income and no private pension I doubt if I could afford to.
Answered by Storm Rider
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this would be possible if people were paid enough to retire at the ahe of 60...and better health care is available meaning people are living alot longer than before, so are needing to work for longer to be able to afford retirement.
Answered by Kerry A
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dont agree....how about you leave school 5 years later..that might balance it up...lol!!
Answered by karen h
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Exactly what jobs are the 60 year olds taking from the 25 year olds? It's a confused question. Besides, the young are better off with the elders being at work otherwise they will end up paying increased taxes as there will be more people claiming state pensions.
Answered by bear
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And which jobs are you looking to take? In my profession (medical technologist) there are very few young people coming in to the field. When the rest of us are ready to retire, who's going to do the work? Nursing is another profession where there is a shortage of help of any age. Nothing is preventing a young person from being there either. When Social Security was first devised, the average life span was shorter and there was a large base of people paying in to the system. Now, there is a smaller base of people paying in and more people living longer taking out. If retirement starts sooner, the system will go bankrupt that much faster.
Are you willing to have your grandparents move in with you because they can't afford to live independently any longer? Maybe you'd like it if we just shoot old people.
Answered by hwinnum
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No, It wouldn't be better.
It depends on the country, but if we look to western countries then we might see that most of these countries will fase huge aging problems in the next decades; people get older, while couples get less children.
That means that within 50 years the retired people will almost equal the amount of workers, who have to keep the country running.
If people retire on their 60th birthday, there will be not enough people to meet the needs of society. In other words; there will be more jobs than people who can work.
Answered by Mido
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This question is disturbing on so many levels. It's as if you want to find someone to blame for the difficulty of finding a good job. There's nothing new about blaming another group of people for the difficulty of daily life. Most people tend to blame ethnic populations, religious groups, gays, foreigners, or some other seemingly random group of choice. Perhaps I should be relieved that you've pointed the finger at those over 60. But I'm not. It's pathetic really.
There was a movie called Logan's Run that deals with this issue. It's an old one but might be worth a look.
Answered by ekimdiaz
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Well it might be a good idea in principle but the problem is that demographics mean that in 10 years time 50% of the populace will be over 65.
We do not have the younger people to do the jobs so in order to cover them we allow increased immigration, which is exactly what the Government are currently doing.
Unfortunately in the future this will mean higher income tax to cover commitments to state pension/pension guarantee rates or lower pensions/benefit rates.
It is likely the benefit rates will drop which is why everyone has been encouraged to put by for retirement since the 1980's.
Some pension schemes are run well and others are not which means that private incomes will vary widely in the future.
Sadly the consequence of this means that we will all be working longer and may not retire at all in the future.
Answered by Dee
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yes alfie,,then,id go everywhere in britain,and abroad,with my sister..but,instead,at 62,had a stroke,4 yrs ago...i think they should retired at 55,if they got some money..if not...well,i loved my job,,but,my health suffered..so,55.or 60 is ok,for me.cheers alfie...mary.c.
Answered by MARY C
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It would give more jobs to younger people - but what do you suggest those people live on after 60 unless they have enough savings to live comfortably for the rest of their lives, which most people probably don't?
Answered by Judy
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Not, it wouldn't be better. How are they going to pay for their expenses? The social security money ain't that much. If they can still work then why not? Plus, they have a lot more experience compared to younger people.
Answered by Caitlyn
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and then who pays their pension as there are not a lot of you people working now they are either studying; partying or having babies!
Answered by Sugar S
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Not if it meant a substantial reduction of pension benefits.
Answered by Retrodude
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