cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/64705366

Denmark is set to have the highest retirement age in Europe after its parliament adopted a law raising it to 70 by 2040.

The retirement age at 70 will apply to all people born after 31 December 1970.

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    2 hours ago

    what is the point of retiring if you are going to be so old you might have to spend what ever is left of your life in retirement home?

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    9 hours ago

    Absolutely going in the wrong direction.

    I wish more countries would riot like France over increasing retirement ages.

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    12 hours ago

    I will only accept an increase in retirement age IF IT ALSO APPLIES TO POLITICIANS.

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      2 hours ago

      That would see only fair. Except the politicians don’t think so, because they have a way lower retirement age!!

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        10 hours ago

        I want to retire some day. I want politicians who share that value.

        All elected positions should have an age limit. If you are over the median life expectancy of the populace, you are not eligible to begin a new term.

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          10 hours ago

          Look at Nancy Pelosi, tramp, Biden, turtle Mitch, even Bernie…they are all above 70, tons of dudes above 80 and even 90 in congress and the senate. I don’t want that for anyone.

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              10 hours ago

              The point is that political systems are full of old people and you’re saying they should be forced to stay there even longer to “teach them a lesson”, which is just laughable. So I gave you the most flagrant example of a gerontocracy to display how that is a stupid idea.

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                10 hours ago

                My point is that politicians wouldn’t be increasing the age if it also meant that they would be working longer. So that should be the rule and they’ll lower it to something normal very fast.

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                  No, they won’t, as you can see, they enjoy being politicians and keeping their power well into their 90s, it’s not a factory job. The only defense of that is that they represent (badly) older populations of retirees from shit jobs.

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    18 hours ago

    Denmark is set to have the highest retirement age in Europe after its parliament adopted a law raising it to 70 by 2040.

    Since 2006, Denmark has tied the official retirement age to life expectancy and has revised it every five years. It is currently 67 but will rise to 68 in 2030 and to 69 in 2035.

    The retirement age at 70 will apply to all people born after 31 December 1970.

    Saved you a click.

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    16 hours ago

    Retirement pension maximum ceilling, fiscal reform to tax companies profits, raise minimum pension to equal minimum wage, incentivize savings. Oh, and tax people accordingly to their income.

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    24 hours ago

    Surely in 2025 we have the ability to set a unique retirement age for each person based on their work history, ethnicity, health, etc.

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      18 hours ago

      Maybe, but do you want the government and its rich patrons to have that power? You’d find yourself working until 80.