denem
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Mon Oct-04-10 02:06 AM
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60! Retirement age is 60, in France. Want to raise it to 62? |
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Edited on Mon Oct-04-10 02:44 AM by denem
A million boomers take to the streets. How very 'left' of them, not.
60 isn't an age it's "A way of life" -as per BBC report.
I've worked hard for my retirement now it's your turn.
Wow.
Not one word when Sarkovsky and Merkel were wailing about Greece
Not one word!
Money Well get back I'm all right Jack Keep your hands off of my stack
Is there anything as quiet as the sound of nests being feathered, and anything as raucous as the shrieks if a feather is pulled away?
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Mon Oct-04-10 02:42 AM
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1. Pretty please: Defend the French 'Left'. |
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Edited on Mon Oct-04-10 02:45 AM by denem
C'mon. LBN has more than a few kind words for them,
C'mon GD.
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Mon Oct-04-10 03:09 AM
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2. Not 1 defender of the 'French Left' |
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Edited on Mon Oct-04-10 03:11 AM by denem
You make baby Satre cry. A Million Man March. c'mon.
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Mon Oct-04-10 03:51 AM
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Mon Oct-04-10 06:59 AM
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A retirement age of 60 is very civilized, if a society is productive enough to provide this then it should be done. The only objection is from the Capitalists who see this as cutting into their profits. Who needs them?
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Mon Oct-04-10 07:02 AM
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5. Unrec. In a country in which people are getting laid off and |
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finding it impossible to get work (especially when they're over 50) - we should probably lower that age.
If the economy were thriving and we had adequate safety nets I wouldn't be opposed to 70 (or 62 in France), but considering what we are dealing with - billionaires raiding the treasury and hoarding the loot - I'd say we should think about lowering that age and providing medicare to all.
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Mon Oct-04-10 08:33 AM
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6. A voluntary retirement age of 60, a thirty hour work week, single payer health... |
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... generous welfare benefits, increased taxes on the very wealthy....
... might just pull the USA out of the shit hole we find ourselves in.
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Mon Oct-04-10 08:54 AM
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7. I'll Go You One Better |
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As a fan of the show "Chasing Mummies" on the History Channel and world-renowned Egyptologist Zahi Hawass, I learned that Egypt has a MANDATORY retirement at the age of 60. You can petition to get one-year extensions until you're 63, but after the age of 63, you CANNOT continue to work unless you get the permission of the PRESIDENT. I know this because on one of the episodes, Dr. Hawass was about to turn 63, had used up all his extensions, and had petitioned the President of Egypt to allow him to continue working past 63. He eventually got permission (I understand he now no longer will be forced into retirement at any age).
Stands in stark contrast to this country, where most people over 60 years old don't even have the OPTION of retirement, and will be forced to work until they die. USA! USA! USA!
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