Laboring Longer a Growing Trend For Americans

AxSpark writes "More and more Americans have the tendency to work after retirement and this number is growing day by day. Last year this number was 6 million people of 65 and over working. The reason for that is quite evident: pensions are not enough for sufficient living."

If only...

[Junior J. Junior III]

If only there were some sort of government solution that would guarantee retirement income for everyone. That would fix everything.

If only...

[hemp]

If only you got a pension for reading Slashdot. I could retire now.

Wife not going to like this

[Stele]

As this is a timothy post, I only bothered reading the title. We're expecting our second child in January, and my wife is NOT going to like this news!

Re:If only...

[ZeroFactorial]

So would the people who RTFA would get the same pension as everyone who just reads Slashdot?

Sounds pretty much the same as the working world to me...

Re:So what?

[ZeroFactorial]

And it definitely has nothing to do with people buying bigger TV's, better surround sound, newer computers, new cars, and buying the Jones' house.

I say we blame the French. That's worked out pretty well for us in the past.

Re:Um, or...

[geneklaus]

Your right, the only thing that is needed is retroactive birth control.

Re:If only...

[jez9999]

If only people could figure out the difference between 'too' and 'to'.

Re:Not pensions, but health coverage

[Krotos]

If you get sick and can't pay for your medical care, you don't deserve any, because it's proof positive that you've spent your life being a lazy socialist bum rather than a heroic Randian value-producer.

At least, I believe that's how the "thinking" goes.