“I did not plan on retiring. The economy did that for me.”
They really should change the wording from people “retiring” to people “being retired”; it certainly would be more accurate. The fact is that people in your demographic often had slaries and benefits that companies wanted eliminated, and you were probably a casualty of that process. They’re continuing to move down the age/wage ladder to end up at a level where a young person can pay a share of rent and buy basic necessities; families and homes and no longer in the cards for younger American workers (in most cases).
There’s still a few “employed” demodummies that need to be in that line. (They live in the White House)