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Originally Posted by CARLTON BROWN
I wish I could totally agree, but can you honestly imagine 65 or 70 year old police, fireman or troops? Even if we are generally living longer, most people have simply had enough of work by their mid 60s and think they have an entitlement to an escape from the wonderful world of work. To the best of my knowledge, most of Europe thinks this is the right way to do things and many of our neighbours also pay much better pensions than we do.
And of course, by putting up the retirement age, it also makes things increasingly difficult for much younger people starting out. As I recall, there were well-developed proposals on the table during Thatcher's reign when very high unemployment was a major issue, to lower the retirement age specifically to deal with this.
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All excellent counter-arguments.
Just goes to show what a thorny issue the whole thing is. I've a feeling it's something that will stumble along to some conclusion or other over time - as coming up with one overarching plan is almost bound to miss out one of the many variables.
Problem is the people we appoint to find the solution are politicians.
