09-12-2019, 06:37 PM
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It could be argued that in response to women wanted to be treated equally, having the same retirement age makes a lot of sense. What doesn't make sense is why the changes weren't phased in over time to lessen the burden.Another thing. Why couldn't they decrease the men's retirement age to match that of the women's? A retirement age for all at 63 would have been a nice compromise.
09-12-2019, 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Judd
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It could be argued that in response to women wanted to be treated equally, having the same retirement age makes a lot of sense. What doesn't make sense is why the changes weren't phased in over time to lessen the burden. Another thing. Why couldn't they decrease the men's retirement age to match that of the women's? A retirement age for all at 63 would have been a nice compromise.
What I find unforgivable is the sneaky way they did it with just the announcement and no gradual phasing in. Imagine being a woman just coming up to retirement age and looking foward to her pension, only to then have it suddenly snatched away from her? Disgraceful!
To me, this is tantamount to THEFT!
09-12-2019, 08:53 PM
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In a perfect world, everybody should be retiring at the age of 60. After all, what is the point of pensions if one is too knackered to enjoy their retirement. It will only get worse, I can see the magical age of 70 being the benchmark for retirement before long. It used to be that we lived for three score years and ten, but now all we hear from politicians is that many people are now living well into their late eighties.I guarantee 70 will be the new 60.
09-12-2019, 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted by shropshiregirl
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In a perfect world, everybody should be retiring at the age of 60. After all, what is the point of pensions if one is too knackered to enjoy their retirement. It will only get worse, I can see the magical age of 70 being the benchmark for retirement before long. It used to be that we lived for three score years and ten, but now all we hear from politicians is that many people are now living well into their late eighties. I guarantee 70 will be the new 60.
09-12-2019, 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Last Tango
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No disrespect intended, but a good many jobs could not/should not be carried out by people who are 70 years of age!
09-12-2019, 09:17 PM
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I agree LT. i was only three years off that age when I retired from full time work. I worked in a lovely plush office complete with leather chair and oak desk. but.,. I still had to leave at 5.30am every morning, commute to get to work, and not get home again until 7pm. It was not the work therefore that made my decision to stop working at 67, I could have worked for years more, it was the cold stations, late or cancelled trains, the long commuting times and almost falling asleep as I ate dinner every evening. Just two hours spent with HWMO and it was bed by 10pm every week night.I just decided I had had enough and retired. Have never regretted it. It's the people who work hard and physical work I feel sorry for How on earth can they continue to do backbreaking work at the age of 70?
09-12-2019, 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Besoeker
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I'm in my seventies and still doing consultancy in the power electronics field.
09-12-2019, 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by shropshiregirl
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No chance Judd, the higher the age when one retires, the more chance of the sitting government not having to pay out pensions(
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