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The Retirement Debate

# 2012-06-29 23:12:18, Eldon-Online
Wow! I started this one three weeks ago and then watched in amazement as the Banking industry, at least in Britain (and possibly elsewhere for that matter), has managed to demonstrate what happens when you let the lunatics run the asylum. Clearly, given my professional background, I am on thin ice here - but let me get the retirement issue finished and I shall return to the topic of the day.My initial Blog was started when I noticed that the debate over retirement was, once again, looming large. As you might imagine, it is a topic of more than just passing interest to this working retiree!!The underlying debate is split into two so, not wishing to behave like a one handed economist, on the one hand there is the discussion revolving around the fact that if the older people carry on working beyond the "accepted" retirement age, then the younger ones are apparently being denied the opportunity to enter the work force - while on the other hand part of the community now wants to retire at ...