Today is retirement and pensions day at the Â鶹Éç, across TV, radio and online. Here's more on the special coverage.
We've been meaning to discuss retirement for a number of months now, so today might be the day. There have been an endless number of global news stories related to retirement recently and we explain a bit more about them in the post below.
Peter Nyugi - I attended my great grandma's funeral a couple of years back & the striking thing was that people seemed relieved (happy even) about her demise! Now I don't want to be old to the extent where society is literally praying that I "move on"! I need a bunch of tear stained people at my funeral :).
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Musa Y. Sherif Those who fear old age should get prepared 2 die sooner than later. But u can never have 8 both ways: having a long life n staying young at d same time.
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Diana Rose - I dont fear old age bt the feeling of it getting me in a situation where i cant meet its demands.
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Matt in Vancouver emailed - It seems to me that, at least in developed countries, the baby boomers have stolen the future from their children. Almost all countries are in serious debt and running deficits, free trade moves jobs overseas without labour agreements to protect workers, boomers have promised themselves massive pensions, and on top of that we have global warming to deal with since the boomers won't!
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Daneil emailed - I'd probably say its best to have a positive outlook on life so if things don't work out financially when retirement comes, at least a person has their sanity and peace.
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Abdelilah Boukili in Morocco on the blog - In Morocco, there are plans to raise the retirement age to 62, partly because the state is employing less people, which makes it impossible , in the long run, to secure the payment of the retired. In the past, especially in traditional societies, people work as long as they could. When they get old, their offspring take care of them
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Alan in AZ on the blog - This is a sticky subject in my home. My wife and I are in our 50's. She teaches and is eligible to retire. She wanted to before this new school year. Her school district is trying to get older teachers to retire, so they can bring in younger, more programmable ( my view ) teachers into the system. But then they still want to pay the retired teachers to work, full time jobs or part-time so they can keep their benefits. So basically she could get 2 pay checks
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Stanley in Kenya - In Kenya it can be quite tricky getting old before securing your retirement. Most guys get a stable job in their late 30's(if they're lucky) yet the retirement age is set to around 65 yrs.
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Kate in Ohio - As someone who's trying to enter the teaching field, I find it frustrating that many teachers who are of the age of retirement, are not leaving the field. It's hard to think, let alone save for retirement, when you're earning barely over minimum wage.
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Dee in the USA - Retirement in America is being put off by many with pensions tied to the stock market. The other problem is many people are depending on house equity for retirement
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Jim in Portugal emailed - I was forced into retirement before I was personally ready to do so. To retire means to become a non-person, an embarrassment to younger people. Portugal is no different from anywhere else. When you cease to have the financial ability to chose how you live, your options for living are very seriously curtailed.
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Fabio in Brazil emailed - Everyone needs to prepare for their retirement as much psychologically as financially. In Brazil,we have two conditions for retirement: to work for 35 years for men and 30 for women. after all this years, our pension is small, many people have to work again to complete their income.
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Mario in Peru emailed - Retirement means death for me. why do you want to retire? Do you prefer to live in loneliness?
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Bruce in Australia - In Australia there is superannuation for those fit enough to work and a basic government pension, but increasingly people must look to their own means.
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Hello - Ben S here on WHYS Live. Today - as part of the Â鶹Éç''s Retirement and Pensions Day - we want to know if you''re worried about getting old? What do you think? Let us know.
Are you afraid of getting old?
| Tuesday, 9 Sept. 2010 | 18:00 - 19:00 GMT
Today is retirement and pensions day at the Â鶹Éç, across TV, radio and online. Here's more on the special coverage.
We've been meaning to discuss retirement for a number of months now, so today might be the day. There have been an endless number of global news stories related to retirement recently and we explain a bit more about them in the post below.
Is "retirement as we know it over"?
Your comments
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Peter Nyugi - I attended my great grandma's funeral a couple of years back & the striking thing was that people seemed relieved (happy even) about her demise! Now I don't want to be old to the extent where society is literally praying that I "move on"! I need a bunch of tear stained people at my funeral :).
Comment sent via Facebook
Musa Y. Sherif Those who fear old age should get prepared 2 die sooner than later. But u can never have 8 both ways: having a long life n staying young at d same time.
Comment sent via Facebook
Diana Rose - I dont fear old age bt the feeling of it getting me in a situation where i cant meet its demands.
Comment sent via YOURSAY
Matt in Vancouver emailed - It seems to me that, at least in developed countries, the baby boomers have stolen the future from their children. Almost all countries are in serious debt and running deficits, free trade moves jobs overseas without labour agreements to protect workers, boomers have promised themselves massive pensions, and on top of that we have global warming to deal with since the boomers won't!
Comment sent via YOURSAY
Daneil emailed - I'd probably say its best to have a positive outlook on life so if things don't work out financially when retirement comes, at least a person has their sanity and peace.
Comment sent via BLOG
Abdelilah Boukili in Morocco on the blog - In Morocco, there are plans to raise the retirement age to 62, partly because the state is employing less people, which makes it impossible , in the long run, to secure the payment of the retired. In the past, especially in traditional societies, people work as long as they could. When they get old, their offspring take care of them
Comment sent via BLOG
Alan in AZ on the blog - This is a sticky subject in my home. My wife and I are in our 50's. She teaches and is eligible to retire. She wanted to before this new school year. Her school district is trying to get older teachers to retire, so they can bring in younger, more programmable ( my view ) teachers into the system. But then they still want to pay the retired teachers to work, full time jobs or part-time so they can keep their benefits. So basically she could get 2 pay checks
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Stanley in Kenya - In Kenya it can be quite tricky getting old before securing your retirement. Most guys get a stable job in their late 30's(if they're lucky) yet the retirement age is set to around 65 yrs.
Comment sent via Facebook
Kate in Ohio - As someone who's trying to enter the teaching field, I find it frustrating that many teachers who are of the age of retirement, are not leaving the field. It's hard to think, let alone save for retirement, when you're earning barely over minimum wage.
Comment sent via Facebook
Dee in the USA - Retirement in America is being put off by many with pensions tied to the stock market. The other problem is many people are depending on house equity for retirement
Comment sent via YOURSAY
Jim in Portugal emailed - I was forced into retirement before I was personally ready to do so. To retire means to become a non-person, an embarrassment to younger people. Portugal is no different from anywhere else. When you cease to have the financial ability to chose how you live, your options for living are very seriously curtailed.
Comment sent via YOURSAY
Fabio in Brazil emailed - Everyone needs to prepare for their retirement as much psychologically as financially. In Brazil,we have two conditions for retirement: to work for 35 years for men and 30 for women. after all this years, our pension is small, many people have to work again to complete their income.
Comment sent via YOURSAY
Mario in Peru emailed - Retirement means death for me. why do you want to retire? Do you prefer to live in loneliness?
Comment sent via Facebook
Bruce in Australia - In Australia there is superannuation for those fit enough to work and a basic government pension, but increasingly people must look to their own means.
Comment sent via host
Hello - Ben S here on WHYS Live. Today - as part of the Â鶹Éç''s Retirement and Pensions Day - we want to know if you''re worried about getting old? What do you think? Let us know.