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Originally Posted by Quantum Boy

Its a sham, too - they've based the increasing age on average lifespan not "healthy years" so basically it's because we're getting better at keeping very elderly, very frail people alive a few years longer.

The average person is no more fit to be in work at 66 than they were 30 years ago.

I always say, I'm grateful to be in a field of work (both me and my wife) that doesn't require physical fitness, we can both continue earning into old age (and intend to). Just have to hope my faculties don't start going . Anyone whose line of work requires a physical element is screwed, expecting people to work physically demanding jobs up until 70 (and beyond) is a death sentence.

But then you also know and hear of people who did physical work every day of their working life..they hit retirement and stop working, then boom..dead within a month.