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Old 04-28-2016, 06:56 PM
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Retire and die

Are you sure you want to take early retirement?

http://oregonstate.edu/ua/ncs/archiv...research-shows

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The researchers found that healthy adults who retired one year past age 65 had an 11 percent lower risk of death from all causes, even when taking into account demographic, lifestyle and health issues. Adults who described themselves as unhealthy were also likely to live longer if they kept working, the findings showed, which indicates that factors beyond health may affect post-retirement mortality."

“It may not apply to everybody, but we think work brings people a lot of economic and social benefits that could impact the length of their lives,” said Chenkai Wu, the lead author of the study.
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Old 04-28-2016, 07:19 PM
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How come those CEO' who sit on their ass all day but can afford healthcare like most people in the rest of the developed world live so long? Retiring and sitting on your ass all day will put you under real quick.
There's a reason the stats of the USA look like a 3rd world country to the World Health Organization.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...mortality_rate

2012 we were 37, 2015 we are 38.


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Old 04-28-2016, 07:35 PM
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How come those CEO' who sit on their ass all day but can afford healthcare like most people in the rest of the developed world live so long? Retiring and sitting on your ass all day will put you under real quick.
There's a reason the stats of the USA look like a 3rd world country to the World Health Organization.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...mortality_rate

2012 we were 37, 2015 we are 38.


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Old 04-28-2016, 08:50 PM
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How come those CEO' who sit on their ass all day but can afford healthcare like most people in the rest of the developed world live so long? Retiring and sitting on your ass all day will put you under real quick.
There's a reason the stats of the USA look like a 3rd world country to the World Health Organization.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...mortality_rate

2012 we were 37, 2015 we are 38.


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You're right, the affluent live longer. Better cardiac care, better diet, and less exposure to carcinogens, would be the big three probably. Also, better doctors.
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Old 04-28-2016, 08:56 PM
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You're right, the affluent live longer. Better cardiac care, better diet, and less exposure to carcinogens, would be the big three probably. Also, better doctors.


Access to good health care is a major factor.
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Old 04-28-2016, 09:37 PM
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I'm going to keep working and making my bosses rich. I'll also be helping provide for the less fortunate with my tax dollars while the union slugs take their early retirements and no longer contribute. I guess they figure they got theirs and screw everyone else.

Besides, I still love what I do, might as well get paid to do it.
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Old 04-28-2016, 09:43 PM
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I've been retired for 4.5 years and I love every minute of it.
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Old 04-28-2016, 09:50 PM
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Gramps lived to 96 and mom is still camping at 89, so I guess I've got some years left. Besides, there are still some rightwing nutjobs left that I haven't pissed off.
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I've been retired for 4.5 years and I love every minute of it.
I've been retired for over 8 years and I love every minute of it too.

Work Sucks a Big Donkey Dick.
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What is it with Republicans trash-talking retired people? You want to work forever, wearing out your knee pads under the board room table? Fine. Whatever trips your trigger........

I don't, I hope to be done with it at 60 and I don't give a rats ass if you don't like that, you obnoxious "holier than thou" right wing assholes. "Look at me, I worked until I was in my eighties!" Well, good for you. I intend to have been goofing off, doing whatever the hell I feel like doing for at least 20 years by then. To each his own. You do your thing, I do mine.

Now fuck off.
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