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To: Sub-Driver

3 generations ago, “retirement” was a rare luxury

we have forgotten and been lulled

3 posted on 06/29/2010 8:25:22 AM PDT by silverleaf (Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.)

To: silverleaf

3 generations ago life expectancy for a male was 53.6 years.
Coincedently that was the retirement age.

37 posted on 06/29/2010 8:34:57 AM PDT by Cold Heart

To: silverleaf

I don’t see how retirement can be considered a luxury. I think it will be boring and expensive.

If I win a big lotto, I’ll retract this statement as soon as the first check clears.

141 posted on 06/29/2010 9:28:22 AM PDT by stuartcr (Everything happens as God wants it to...otherwise, things would be different)

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