> welfare state prioritize able-bodied workers just because they hit a fixed chronological age? There exists a need to support the old and frail. Chronologica

> welfare state prioritize able-bodied workers just because they hit a fixed chronological age? There exists a need to support the old and frail. Chronological age is an easier metric to use than to leave value judgements up to whoever is going to be determining if someone qualifies. It's also money that I as a taxpayer put into the system and will get ~70% of my contributions back. Your welfare state is my government forced retirement plan with negative returns.