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Originally Posted by DemolitionRed
Shrugs  Well I guess it will be the gas chambers for us lot when we get old! |
I'd say if you don't have provision of your own, family to support you or insurances then I'd say your chances of surviving much past retirement are slim.
But then I always look on the bright side
'The Tories’ austerity programme has led to the biggest rise in death rates among the elderly for nearly 50 years. Advisers to Public Health England (PHE) warned that the 4-year trend may be the worse since World War II.
Data from the Office of National Statistics shows a 5.4% (27,000) increase in deaths in the past year alone, prompting calls for an urgent investigation.
PHE said the elderly were bearing the worst of Tory austerity cuts, with women suffering disproportionately because they live longer.
Professor Danny Dorling, from Oxford University, an advisor to PHE on older age life expectancy, said:
When we look at 2015, we are not just looking at one bad year. We have seen excessive mortality – especially among women – since 2012.''
http://www.thecanary.co/2016/02/16/o...tes-since-war/