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Author:  Amnesia10 [ Thu May 16, 2013 2:33 pm ]
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Retirement 'harmful to health', study says

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Retirement has a detrimental impact on mental and physical health, a new study has found.

The study, published by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), a think tank, found that retirement results in a "drastic decline in health" in the medium and long term.

The IEA said the study suggests people should work for longer for health as well as economic reasons.

The government already plans to raise the state pension age.

Author:  JJW009 [ Thu May 16, 2013 2:42 pm ]
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There's not detail of any control group they used to compare, so how do we know it isn't just age that makes people ill? We've known that since forever.

My experience is the exact opposite. My dad retired early due to ill health. That was almost 30 years ago. His health started to improved strait away, and improved even more when they moved to France. Work was making him ill, and the English weather was killing him. That was heart disease and arthritis which both improved.

I know other retired people who also seem to be thriving. A couple of them spend half the year abroad working hard on charitable causes, cycle hundreds of miles and generally put most younger people to shame.

I think what would possibly kill you off is sitting in a chair watching day time TV and being nagged by your wife constantly.

Author:  l3v1ck [ Thu May 16, 2013 3:13 pm ]
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Don't tell my father-in-law. He's subconsciously looking for an excuse not to retire even though (given his health) he really should.

Author:  Amnesia10 [ Thu May 16, 2013 3:38 pm ]
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JJW009 wrote:
I think what would possibly kill you off is sitting in a chair watching day time TV and being nagged by your wife constantly.

Which is what many do every day after work now. :?

Author:  HeatherKay [ Thu May 16, 2013 3:41 pm ]
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Right wing think tank thinks we should all work longer so the state doesn't have to pay so much pension shocker.

Author:  JJW009 [ Thu May 16, 2013 3:57 pm ]
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Amnesia10 wrote:
JJW009 wrote:
I think what would possibly kill you off is sitting in a chair watching day time TV and being nagged by your wife constantly.

Which is what many do every day after work now. :?

If you are out of the house from 8am to 6pm then you miss the worst TV and 10 hours of nagging.

Author:  Amnesia10 [ Thu May 16, 2013 4:18 pm ]
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HeatherKay wrote:
Right wing think tank thinks we should all work longer so the state doesn't have to pay so much pension shocker.

Alternatively raise taxes to pay for it.

Author:  l3v1ck [ Thu May 16, 2013 4:48 pm ]
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HeatherKay wrote:
Right wing think tank thinks we should all work longer so the state doesn't have to pay so much pension shocker.

Balls to that. I intend to retire as early as possible and get as much of my taxes back off the government as humanly possible.

Author:  Amnesia10 [ Thu May 16, 2013 6:03 pm ]
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l3v1ck wrote:
HeatherKay wrote:
Right wing think tank thinks we should all work longer so the state doesn't have to pay so much pension shocker.

Balls to that. I intend to retire as early as possible and get as much of my taxes back off the government as humanly possible.

That is if they have not raised the retirement age to 90 by then. It should rise in line with life expectancy but the state benefits will also need to be much higher as most pensioners are struggling as their private pensions have really failed to keep pace. It is even worse for those that have yet to retire, investment returns over the last decade have been flat and so unless you managed to save a lot when you could you might find retiring tough.

Author:  jonbwfc [ Thu May 16, 2013 6:42 pm ]
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There was a story earlier in the week about a Tory grandee (might have been Lord Young, but I could be wrong) making a public statement that it was actually currently a great time for business as they can use the recession as an excuse to drive down 'labour costs' i.e. employee wages. I mean, I assume everybody who runs a company has thought that, but for Christ's sake you're supposed to be a politician, you don't come out and say it.

This is much the same. It may actually be true, but it's bloody stupid to actually say it in public.

Author:  pcernie [ Thu May 16, 2013 8:50 pm ]
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If retirement is harming you, well, you're doing it wrong. Or you did it wrong, more likely.

Author:  paulzolo [ Fri May 17, 2013 8:22 am ]
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This is more nudging from the Tories, I suspect.

Author:  ShockWaffle [ Fri May 17, 2013 4:53 pm ]
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paulzolo wrote:
This is more nudging from the Tories, I suspect.

The BBC gave you a link to the research paper, if you take a cursory glance at it, you will notice includes an 8 page list referencing the sources upon which it is based.

I'm not convinced that the Tory party's malign influence extends as far as the American Journal of Preventive Medicine; Journals of Gerontology or the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research.

In another thread you made a swivel eyed claim that all your political friends base their beliefs on data, while all your enemies just make up nasty stories. You are fooling yourself, and you are lazy about it.

Author:  Amnesia10 [ Fri May 17, 2013 6:10 pm ]
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jonbwfc wrote:
There was a story earlier in the week about a Tory grandee (might have been Lord Young, but I could be wrong) making a public statement that it was actually currently a great time for business as they can use the recession as an excuse to drive down 'labour costs' i.e. employee wages. I mean, I assume everybody who runs a company has thought that, but for Christ's sake you're supposed to be a politician, you don't come out and say it.

This is much the same. It may actually be true, but it's bloody stupid to actually say it in public.

It is been happening around the world. Eventually there will be a backlash against it.

Author:  koli [ Sat May 18, 2013 10:28 am ]
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Amnesia10 wrote:
investment returns over the last decade have been flat

I would love to know how you got to that conclusion so please do share with me...

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