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Looney Dunes: Thread(s) and age

"Anonymous Anonymous said...

Which brings me back to the point on age...
Move the retirement age up at least a decade, encourage folks to lead productive lives.

Tell that to someone who's stayed at the job they hate for 30 years in order to provide for their family or put their kids through college.

Increasing the retirement age might have economic benefits, but it will also have social costs that need to be considered. Retirement is the light at the end of the tunnel for many, many people."

1) Anonymous: feel free to leave a "True Name" I do when I comment on others blogs
2) sorry you have a job you hate.

This country does have a dynamic economy, may folks change jobs every day.

Back in the 90's I argued for our local university (Michigan State) to teach "how to learn" how to aquire new skills and knowledge. In large part because jobs are no longer static. Jack Welch was noted for saying that GE could not guarantee employment, but should strive to guarantee employ-ablity.

3) I would hope that when you retire from your hated job, that you can find productive and fullfilling activities that contribute to your community, not just "go fishing (or play golf or whatever).

Retire from the job, but not from life

There are people who can't retire, not for financial reasons, but because they love what they do.

Find a new career, new vocation, new activity.