[groanup]

The idea of "retirement" was cooked up in the Weimar Republic as a way to manipulate the work force. If we think there is going to be anything similar to leisurely golf course living and suffle board playing over the next 50 years I think we are all sadly mistaken. There aren't enough baby boomers with any retirement money to buy all those shuffle board condos. And when the current crop of retirees goes to heaven or hell, there will be a lot of empty Del Boca Vistas.

Future retirees will be part time workers for life.

[redgolum]

Great point.

For most of the world, and most of history, there has been no real retirement. You worked till you couldn't, and then moved in with the kids.

We are about to revert to the mean. God help us.