| tory retirement is a political hot potato today. People | | | | to retire at 60 or 65. Although these educators are |
| are living longer and staying healthier thanks to the | | | | fully capable of working in the areas of their |
| advances in medical services. The retirement age for | | | | expertise, they are forced into mandatory |
| social security keeps moving backward, younger | | | | retirement. They get a head start on enjoying the |
| people can not retire until they are 67 and by the | | | | retirement living life style, ready or not. |
| time they get to that age if will move again. Many | | | | Another reason given is to make room at the top |
| professions have mandatory retirement ages for | | | | for younger employees to move up the corporate |
| example: pilots, military, education, and other | | | | ladder so they may bring fresh ideas for a sustaining |
| professions. Some companies have mandatory | | | | the company in a global economy. These are all |
| retirement ages as low as 55. Some employees | | | | issues that are unsolvable at local levels and need to |
| celebrate their 60th birthday and join the | | | | be resolved at legislative level. Were would this |
| unemployment line on the same day. Not a happy | | | | country be if every politician had to retire at the age |
| day for the employee. Regardless how or why it | | | | of 65. Senator McCain would not be running for |
| happens these employees join the ranks of the | | | | president and many other politicians would be |
| those enjoying retirement living. | | | | enjoying life in the retirement living community of |
| The common reason given by companies is health | | | | their choice. This issue needs to be resolved as the |
| insurance rises with age. Sound like age discrimination? | | | | large number of baby boomers begins to overwhelm |
| Maybe or maybe not, but they join their friends | | | | the retirement living communities.communities have |
| enjoying retirement living. That is an issue that | | | | become the location in which many retirees find |
| resounds throughout the world. We are not the only | | | | themselves today. With the large number of baby |
| country dealing with the issue. Canada just recently | | | | boomers entering the retirement window, these |
| passed a new law that allows workers to work | | | | communities are big business. A recommendation |
| beyond 65 if they want. Prior to this law Canadians | | | | would be to band several people who have been |
| were forced into mandatory retirement at 65. Other | | | | forced into mandatory retirement and have the |
| reasons that people are forced into retirement are | | | | necessary skills to form a company that designs and |
| mainly meeting the physical requirements of the job. | | | | constructs retirement living facilities. This is a fast |
| Police officers, fire fighters, and other first | | | | growing business today. One thing I am sure that the |
| responders must pass an annual physical fitness test. | | | | first thing in the company employee manual is that |
| Fail the test and they are forced into retirement. | | | | there is no mandatory retirement age requirement. |
| Truck drivers must pass a physical every 2 years to | | | | At least as a minimum they will ensure that the |
| maintain their commercial driver’s license. | | | | owners will not be forced into retirement. |
| Another profession is education; many are required | | | | |