Progress wasn’t supposed to mean chasing an ever-receding prospect of retirement. It’s time to challenge this bleak vision
Work already consumes too much of our lives: for the next generation,it could consume even more. The state pension age will be bumped up to 66 by 2020; and according to experts reacting to the government’s review of the state retirement age, those lucky young things now joining the world of employment could be waiting into their 70s for a state pension. An inevitable byproduct of rising life expectancy, and they say; but surely a gift of progress should be the granting of more healthy years of leisure,not fewer. Related: Workers need to achieve 15% of income into pension, report says Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com