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Living to 120 is becoming an imaginable prospect::undefined

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[–] Sibbo@sopuli.xyz 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (12 children)

How are we supposed to afford paying pensions that long if people retire before 70?

[–] XEAL@lemm.ee 19 points 2 years ago (2 children)

That's the neat part, you will now work until you're 85

[–] Che@lemmy.dbzer0.com -5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If political leaders can work into their 80s, you can also.

[–] ram@bookwormstory.social 13 points 2 years ago

Their work amounts to sitting in a hearing non-coherent and voting yes when an aide tells you to. Real people on the other hand spend all day actively doing work for pennies.

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