It’s a matter of priorities, isn’t it? Like someone else said, if you take a certain amount of other luxuries (you might consider retirement one of those, I gue

It’s a matter of priorities, isn’t it? Like someone else said, if you take a certain amount of other luxuries (you might consider retirement one of those, I guess) out of the equation, I’m sure the math would work out. As long as everyone has access to basic necessities. Of course, if the population is dying out, no system will last forever anyhow. I also suppose it depends on how you define able-bodied. Sure, some people are technically able to perform work in their old age. How many can do it and still continue to feel alright, rather than suffer from aches and fatigue that seriously hamper their quality of life in their final years? When I was a kid I read the essay ”In Praise of Idleness” by Bertrand Russel, and it left an impression on me. I don’t think we need constant growth and increasing material wealth at any cost. One of the things I’d rather see instead is that people who’ve led a long life can retire and finally take it easy for a few years before they pass. http://www.zpub.com/notes/idle.html http://www.zpub.com/notes/idle.html