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Should people be forced to retire at age 65? Why or why not? At sixty-five years of age‚ and with a healthy body capable of office work just as before; retirement seems like an option that could otherwise be denied. With an average lifespan of over seventy years for men and over eighty years for women in Canada‚ retiring at sixty-five becomes a waste of those who are still able to continue on with their careers. Physical jobs that require extreme fitness‚ however‚ can be said as another case
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Nowadays‚ the retirement age has been a burning issue of most nations in the world. In some countries‚ workers are forced to retire at the age of 55 or 60 while in others‚ this figure could be 65 to 70. Several debates were contributed to propound whether or not should there be a compulsory retirement age. In my opinion‚ it is necessary to impose a legal resolution that employees are entitled to retire when they reach a particular age. Firstly‚ under the pressure of the knowledge economy‚ the requirement
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Many countries all over the world are contemplating in the process of raising the retirement age for their national systems. Some countries have already taken steps to address the issue. From 2009‚ Singapore began raising the age from 55 to 65 within the next couples of years. In the U.S and Germany‚ workers can plan to retire at 67 as late as 2050‚ and in Japan and Mexico at 65. Italy and Denmark are the only two countries which are expected to raise their pension age to 69 by 2050. Proposing an
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Most of us in Cordillera did not really understand what Autonomy means. Some would say they do agree‚ some say No‚ some were not undecided and others were unaware. As a Cordilleran in flesh and blood‚ I should know and understand what our leaders are fighting for. We are grateful that our region is recognized as Cordillera Administrative Region through EO 220 under the former President Corazon C. Aquino. What does autonomy really means? Why our leaders are clamoring for it? Our law-makers are
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Retirement and old age Many people choose to retire when they are eligible for private or public pension benefits‚ although some are forced to retire when physical conditions no longer allow the person to work any more (by illness or accident) or as a result of legislation concerning their position. Nowadays most developed countries have systems to provide pensions on retirement in old age‚ which may be sponsored by employers and/or the state. In many poorer countries‚ support for the old is
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How will I or anyone including my child be able to afford to take care of our aging loved ones? This is the big question of many people now a days. Reason being that with people living longer in life and many other factors playing into this dilemma. It ’s more or less being left up to the next generation which is either the children or grandchildren to take care of the aging elderly family members. The financial aspect of this question is the biggest problem to date. With social security and medicare
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whether government should set a limit on the retirement age remains controversial. Some people believe that there would be infeasible for different people who have different needs while others claim regardless of distinctions in people’s priorities‚ this policy guarantees fairness for all. I agree with the former view. It is undeniable that the nature of work has a big say over people’s length of working time. While some builders‚ cleaners find that they can only work till the age of forty for their
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Is it necessary to reform our retirement system ? (Do we have to raise the retirement age ?) Better life conditions we live longer Belgium : in order to claim an old age pension must have reached a certain age (65) 21st century : Our country‚ as a developed country‚ is suffering from the so called « aging- population » Increase of the life-expectancy PRO 1. Double-effect on funding : * people will contribute longer (2y) to the pension fund pension fund will increase they help
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Old age and retirement STUDENT NAME AND ID : ADETOUN ADEDEJI ID NO. 21215708 The essay will be focusing on Old age and retirement as a particular stage of life course and exploring the disengagement and activity theories and psychological concept of this stage‚ as well as identifying the importance of social institution in relation to this life course. The age at which old age is thought to start varies in different cultures and historically. In western world old age generally
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