Work longer, die younger, be more sick.

[TallPaul1878]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...ring-later-dying-sooner-and-sicker-in-between

Granted this is a study of middle aged Americans but I'd say it's fair to assume that Brits are going to go the same way with the retirement age going up, rising obesity levels and the associated illnesses.

 

[LabR@t]

I will work until dead, I already know this.

 

[stopper]

Love how the article fails to show the birth rate vs death rate, and that there is 100 million more people now, compared to 1980s 226m.

 

[neocon]

I wonder what jobs we will be doing in 2050? I heard there won't be many left is all, so how will we work until we die?

I started off my working life doing cleaning jobs, maybe I'll end it that way too.

 

[Uther]

The last thing a government wants is for you to live long enough to claim your pension.

 

[G-MAN2004]

I will work until dead, I already know this.

Same. Hopefully at about 40.

 

[Aneskimo]

Same. Hopefully at about 40.

Jeez that’s got me

 

[neocon]

Working into old age isn't that bad, it might keep you alive longer. Although that article suggests longevity has stalled.

 

[FL630]

My father at the age of 67 works as much as he ever has, but equally has more energy and go that many people with decades less than him. It's almost the attitude that we retire, stop working, then die. If you enjoy working and you've got your health, why stop?

 

[Pawnless Endgame]

I will work until dead, I already know this.

This really.

Due to the pensionable age rising, the establishment is banking on the fact that us taxpayers will be dead before we can draw our pensions.

 

[dowie]

Love how the article fails to show the birth rate vs death rate, and that there is 100 million more people now, compared to 1980s 226m.

Why is the birth rate or number of people relevant?

I wonder what jobs we will be doing in 2050? I heard there won't be many left is all, so how will we work until we die?

people have been making that sort of prediction re: jobs being automated away for a couple of centuries now, it still hasn't come true...

 

[stopper]

Why is the birth rate or number of people relevant?

Because a higher birth rate, will obviously cause a higher death rate.

 

[dowie]

Because a higher birth rate, will obviously cause a higher death rate.

Why?

 

[Dis86]

Because a higher birth rate, will obviously cause a higher death rate.

Lol what? I'm not sure you understand what rates are. Then again from your posts I'm not sure you understand much at all.

 

[Tunney]

I wonder what jobs we will be doing in 2050?

The human resistance will always need extra soldiers when the robots rise up against us.

 

[Randomface74]

Well I'm 31 and basically done with the rat race. Could happily walk off into the hills never to be seen again.

 

[Roar87]

The last thing a government wants is for you to live long enough to claim your pension.

There's not really a group of people sat in government rubbing their hands at the thought of people dying before they can retire, it's basically just down to finances. People don't want to pay a lot of tax, they want to retire early and have excellent healthcare and benefits. Yet that isn't possible.

 

[regulus]

37 now and I just need the market to stay strong another 3-5 years before I can easily look at semi retirement. Kinda enjoy my job these days so I don't think I will.

I'm full of plans of spending 3 months in Greece over every summer from age 40 onwards. Will see how that plan pans out

 

[Limpnoodle]

w/banker there i see

 

[neocon]

The human resistance will always need extra soldiers when the robots rise up against us.

LOL