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There was a time when it would have been sarcastic, but now that I see so many older men who are not being hired because they are too "old" even though they have lots of experience and knowledge, I am being serious. Why should companies be allowed to get rid of older workers, and not hire them just because they are older?

I find it inconsistent to not allow these men to get their pensions and social security until they are 67 years old, but yet we wont let them get jobs. Makes no sense.

We have other laws which prevent public companies from discriminating based on sex and race, why not prevent public companies from discriminating based solely on age?

I also see that many of these companines have upper management who are older, yet they dont like workers to be older. Why should a company who has/brings in a president or CEO over the age of 50, yet wont hire a programmer at age 50?

We cant leave these people out with no recourse. If you dont hire them, then let them get benefits. It is not their fault they get older, just as it is not their fault they are black, or male, or female, etc.