German industry association pushing for retirement age to be pushed to 69, up from the 67 that recently became the law.
Just as with pricing in your stores, a "9" looks better than the next higher "0".
But, this jab aside, the one thing that bugs the K-landnews folks about all the higher retirement age discussions is that they continue to apply to those people in back breaking jobs.
The praise of manual labor can be heard at all times. The common chorus is we do not have enough people willing to do the dirty work -- but when it comes to retirement, they tend to get short changed.
This is the 21st century, and the data exist.
Why is it that the people who do the unhealthy work are supposed to continue doing it until 69?
For example, roofers cannot simply work for a few extra years in that job, and we do not have Walmart greeters around here.
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