Working longer won’t solve the retirement crisis — seniors need a ‘Gray New Deal’ to retire with dignity, this economist says
Working longer won’t solve the retirement crisis — seniors need a ‘Gray New Deal’ to retire with dignity, this economist says
America’s do-it-yourself retirement system is not working, says Teresa Ghilarducci.
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The ageism in this thread is starting to get appalling. Apparently the working class only deserves sympathy and help if they are under 35 years old currently.
It's not ageism, it's specific to the generation in question: boomers. It's the selfishness and hypocrisy that we've been dealing with for our entire lives and we're over it.
You're acting as if there's not a plurality of opinion in that cohort. And it's also about Gen X who is about to hit that retirement cliff being discussed. It's also about class and questions of forced retirement because bodies no longer allow folks to work that allegedly claim they would if they could.
And if we are making morale arguments about human dignity and what society should do, that applies to these older generations as well despite their previous political contributions.
There are so many boomers on Lemmy that come out of the woodwork when topics like this come up. It's honestly surprising to see such a large population online outside of Facebook.
Lol. Not a boomer. Just wait until you have parents late in retirement and have declining health. If you care enough to care for them you'll realize the amount of stress and work it takes.