Apologies if this has been discussed recently but surely bearing in mind economice conditions, improvements in health, life expectancy etc surely it is about time we looked at extending the retirement age. The idea of 65 being a retirement age was established by Bismarck in the 19th Century when life expectancy was far less and with other countries extending retirement ages.
What do people think the valid retirement age should be now?
I think people should not be forced to retire. If they are fit and healthy, and it is their wish, they should be allowed to continue in their employment as long as they wish.Originally Posted by Dublinguy
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I was just about to say the same thing.
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I agree they should be allowed work later but this doesn't solve the issue about people being entitled to stop working and claim a pension at 65 which is the biggest problem...
Biggest problem? Oh it's a problem but not the biggest. Raise the retirement age to 70, but allow people to retire earlier should they wish and make it easier for them to provide for their retirement while they're still working.
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Cookie - How is it not easy to provide for retirement?? There are substantial tax savings for paying into your pension fund, there is this great invention also called saving which people seem to have totally forgotten about etc...
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