The Irrelevant Retiree
This blog is written mostly tongue in cheek. Some points may be informative however. Please provide your feedback.
If you suffer from self-irrelevancy, please seek professional advice.
Hello. Yesterday Ontario ended mandatory retirement. Workers no longer have to retire when they turn 65.
This is great news for most people who want to continue working at their jobs or, unfortunately, still have to work at their jobs to survive financially and/or socially. Now they will be able to choose when to retire, instead of having it forced upon them.
Really, this old law was just that, old. It was discriminatory, actually. Can you imagine a law saying someone couldn't play hockey after turning 30? It would be laughed at. Yet there was a similar law related to people's livelihoods.
Why are there laws like this for older people? According to Bill Gleberzon of CARP (Canadian Association of 50Plus People) on TVO's The Agenda last night, older people are less visible in the community. Where once people lived in homes with their children, they now live in retirement communitites and nursing homes. As a result, some resentment or unawareness of retirees has built up, much of which is unfounded. For example, Gleberzon says people blame retirees for taking money out of the CPP (Canada Pension Plan), but it was their money they're taking out. They are then spending it and paying taxes, which is doing more good for the economy.
If you are old, please remind yourself you can still be relevant. And if you're young, please try to become informed on retirees before judging harshly.
Regards,
Irrelevant
If you suffer from self-irrelevancy, please seek professional advice.
Hello. Yesterday Ontario ended mandatory retirement. Workers no longer have to retire when they turn 65.
This is great news for most people who want to continue working at their jobs or, unfortunately, still have to work at their jobs to survive financially and/or socially. Now they will be able to choose when to retire, instead of having it forced upon them.
Really, this old law was just that, old. It was discriminatory, actually. Can you imagine a law saying someone couldn't play hockey after turning 30? It would be laughed at. Yet there was a similar law related to people's livelihoods.
Why are there laws like this for older people? According to Bill Gleberzon of CARP (Canadian Association of 50Plus People) on TVO's The Agenda last night, older people are less visible in the community. Where once people lived in homes with their children, they now live in retirement communitites and nursing homes. As a result, some resentment or unawareness of retirees has built up, much of which is unfounded. For example, Gleberzon says people blame retirees for taking money out of the CPP (Canada Pension Plan), but it was their money they're taking out. They are then spending it and paying taxes, which is doing more good for the economy.
If you are old, please remind yourself you can still be relevant. And if you're young, please try to become informed on retirees before judging harshly.
Regards,
Irrelevant
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