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The interesting edge case is that people like my dad -- who did sheetrock for a living -- would never ever have been able to make it to age 70 to retire. He kn

The interesting edge case is that people like my dad -- who did sheetrock for a living -- would never ever have been able to make it to age 70 to retire. He knew the odds were slim that he'd make it to 67. He passed away in 2004 at age 54; my tribute to his memory: http://bit.ly/11K2Dsb http://bit.ly/11K2Dsb It's kinda disgusting that "America's CEOs" just don't think about and don't care about people like him. . . they and their minions that theoretically can make it to age 70 from behind a desk forget that the buildings they work in and the houses they live in were physically built by people who need and deserve to retire, too. But "America's CEOs" and others who are hellbent on accelerating their path to early retirement see only the numbers.

briandear 14y ago
Perhaps someone shouldn't be trying to hang Sheetrock until they're 70. You'd think, after 20+ years of hanging Sheetrock, a person could start his own Sheetrock hanging company and hire others to do the labor. I have little sympathy for those who took their entire lives without any sort of ambition to advance. It's not my job to pay for the retirement of other people. It's the individual's job to take care of their own life and responsibilities. However, we obviously need a safety net to protect those who might become disabled but the safety net ought not be the primary means for the able bodied to take care of themselves at retirement.
- ttar 14y ago
  Blaming the victim, favorite American pastime. Wait till it's your turn, oh you who think you are immortal.
- tzs 14y ago
  Have you thought about this quantitatively? I don't think the "start a company and hire others to do the physical labor" approach is viable in societies where younger people have a low death rate.
mc32 14y ago
I'm not sure CEOs are any more sure to make it past 70 nor do I know whether they tend to retire early. We might make projections based on our own thoughts, but I'd be interested in seeing data showing actual data about longevity and retirement.

briandear 14y ago

Perhaps someone shouldn't be trying to hang Sheetrock until they're 70. You'd think, after 20+ years of hanging Sheetrock, a person could start his own Sheetrock hanging company and hire others to do the labor. I have little sympathy for those who took their entire lives without any sort of ambition to advance. It's not my job to pay for the retirement of other people. It's the individual's job to take care of their own life and responsibilities. However, we obviously need a safety net to protect those who might become disabled but the safety net ought not be the primary means for the able bodied to take care of themselves at retirement.

ttar 14y ago
Blaming the victim, favorite American pastime. Wait till it's your turn, oh you who think you are immortal.
tzs 14y ago
Have you thought about this quantitatively? I don't think the "start a company and hire others to do the physical labor" approach is viable in societies where younger people have a low death rate.

mc32 14y ago

I'm not sure CEOs are any more sure to make it past 70 nor do I know whether they tend to retire early. We might make projections based on our own thoughts, but I'd be interested in seeing data showing actual data about longevity and retirement.