Why do you think Sweden decided to raise the retirement age instead of raising taxes to keep the current retirement age? Another idea: Allow people to retire e

Why do you think Sweden decided to raise the retirement age instead of raising taxes to keep the current retirement age? Another idea: Allow people to retire early, but they receive lower monthly payments from national pension. Most national pensions have the reverse: You can retire later and receive higher monthly payments. > I think if you've put in 40-45 years for the man, you should be allowed to have some good 10 years for yourself. The problem is that huge number of people live way longer than 75, like to 85 or 95 and such, which imposes a huge financial burden on the state (pension and healthcare costs).