Elderly Jewish man dies after incident at pro-Palestinian rallyRapidcreek@reddthat.com to News@lemmy.world – 76 points – 8 months agoktla.com24Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsShow the parent comment Most developed Western countries set the retirement age around the age of 65; this is also generally considered to mark the transition from middle to old age. Reaching this age is commonly a requirement to become eligible for senior social programs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_age?wprov=sfti1#DefinitionsRetirement age used to be 55, even.How odd.Not really. Life expectancy went up, birthrates went down -> people have to work for longer.
Most developed Western countries set the retirement age around the age of 65; this is also generally considered to mark the transition from middle to old age. Reaching this age is commonly a requirement to become eligible for senior social programs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_age?wprov=sfti1#DefinitionsRetirement age used to be 55, even.How odd.Not really. Life expectancy went up, birthrates went down -> people have to work for longer.
Retirement age used to be 55, even.How odd.Not really. Life expectancy went up, birthrates went down -> people have to work for longer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_age?wprov=sfti1#Definitions
Retirement age used to be 55, even.
How odd.
Not really. Life expectancy went up, birthrates went down -> people have to work for longer.