Rapidcreek@reddthat.com to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agoElderly Jewish man dies after incident at pro-Palestinian rallyktla.comexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up190arrow-down114
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minus-squarenezbyte@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down2·1 year ago Most developed Western countries set the retirement age around the age of 65; this is also generally considered to mark the transition from middle to old age. Reaching this age is commonly a requirement to become eligible for senior social programs. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_age?wprov=sfti1#Definitions
minus-squareahornsiruplinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down6·1 year agoNot really. Life expectancy went up, birthrates went down -> people have to work for longer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_age?wprov=sfti1#Definitions
Retirement age used to be 55, even.
How odd.
Not really. Life expectancy went up, birthrates went down -> people have to work for longer.