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I belive the average age or my generation is way off, I have had a hard life and am still around, and I see alot of older people in there 90's doing just fine....
It's not possible to put into anything less than a multi-page essay what's wrong with that statement, but it starts with "anecdotal" and encompasses the percentage of people out of the U.S. population that were born between 1927 and 1937. Life expectancy at birth is always "at birth" because it's an estimate, based on how many people are dying every year when you were born. Life expectancy and average age are completely unrelated to each other. There is never a time when your life expectancy has anything to do with the average age of your cohort.I belive the average age or my generation is way off, I have had a hard life and am still around, and I see alot of older people in there 90's doing just fine....
So you think it's fair that the government hand out even more money that they don't have until the whole thing is unsustainable and comes crashing down for the people who are younger? Someone has to pay for Social Security.Ok, let me rephrase. I don't think bumping up retirement age to 75+ from 65 is fair. And that is based on average life expectancy. I also find the sources of these census hard to believe, as so many more people are dying at a younger age. Like the statistics themselves are downright lies.
I'm not sure what it's like in the US, but in Canada almost no one gets a pension from their job outside of government work. That means that retirement is 99% in your own hands. The pittance you get from old age security and CPP maxes out at around $25K if you have no other income, which hardly covers rent in a major city.Ok, let me rephrase. I don't think bumping up retirement age to 75+ from 65 is fair.
Soggy maybe time to move to another country..
Eventually I will, but I'll be keeping my Canadian citizenship just for the awesome passport and healthcare. Canuckistan is fine for now, as long as you aren't counting on the government to fund your retirement.Soggy maybe time to move to another country..
True, but they're usually fellow canucksYou're not the first to suggest [moving to another country] to him.
But that life expectancy of 78 is for people born today.to put it another way, if the average life expectancy is 78 then 94% of us will die between 63 and 93.
No.But that life expectancy of 78 is for people born today.
For those born around 1950 when it was 65, the range is more like 50-80.
I'm not sure what point you're making. There's no relevance today of a predicted average lifespan from 1950. The conditions are changed. Medicine is different, dietary knowledge is different. To anyone born in 1950 (or 2001) who is currently alive, their LE@birth is irrelevant.@Spiritminer
Sorry, was off by one word:
But that life expectancy of 78 is for people born today.
For those born around 1950 when it was 65, the rangeiswas more like 50-80.
LE@birth is always based on country of birth. We are _explicitly_ discussing the numbers for the U.S. The numbers for the world are different, as are the numbers for pretty much every country.I like to throw a bog in the cog once in a while but maybe you also have to include Genetics and Environmental aspects as well into the mix? If you were born in a 3rd world country your life expectancy would be greatly reduced. Just a thought.
You may want to dig the hole first?I have a 2 part plan firmly in place!
Plan A: Die way before any of this matters.
Plan B: Dig a hole and lay in it.